Scottsdale Airpark News - November 2019

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A Magic

Set Jet makes luxurious flying affordable

Carpet Ride H5 Helicopters’ Mitch Kelldorf loves showing off the Valley

Sonoran Classic Restorations

On the cover:

H5 Helicopters’ Mitch Kelldorf, photo

by Pablo Robles

24 24 ‘Go For Launch’

38 The Sweet Spot

28 A Work of Art

40 Avenue of Cultures

Pilot Mitch Kelldorf and helicopters have a longtime love affair Sonoran Classic Restorations focuses on high-end jobs

The Brick Road Studio owners thrive on fulfilling musical dreams 19 cultures meet at Arizona Asian Festival

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31 One Flight, One Call

42 Oh, So Calistoga!

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34 Ready, Set, Jet

46 Driving Out Domestic Violence

Valley Jet emphasizes stellar customer service

Private travel isn’t just for the ultra rich

36 Hot in Herre

Volcano, caves and vines define one of fall’s top destinations

The Teahens are motivated to keep pushing this event

Music festival brings Nelly to Scottsdale for a good cause

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November 1620 W. Fountainhead Pkwy., Suite 219, Tempe, Arizona 85282 Phone: (480) 348-0343 • Fax: (480) 348-2109 Website: www.scottsdaleairpark.com PUBLISHER Steve T. Strickbine steve@scottsdaleairpark.com VICE PRESIDENT Michael Hiatt mhiatt@timespublications.com EXECUTIVE EDITOR Christina Fuoco-Karasinski christina@timespublications.com

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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Kimberly Carrillo, Pablo Robles STAFF WRITERS Wayne Schutsky, Octavio Serrano

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16 Rotary News

Rotarians learn about America’s Friendliest Airport

18 Airpark Buzz

White Castle puts the ‘CRAVE’ in Scottsdale

20 Meet Your Neighbor

Rebecca Golden is the restaurant ‘Golden Child’

22 Pour Decisions

Seasonal blends to fall for this season

6 Business News 60 What’s Cooking 67 Business Directory

48 MVP: Most Valuable Person

Fiesta Bowl chairman-elect Nick Smith’s commitment to excellence

58 Intense Flavors

Maple & Ash fires up the steak and seafood scene

SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Lou Lagrave lou@scottsdaleairpark.com EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Maryglenn Boals - MgBoals & Associates Beth Brezinski - Underwriter Beth Cochran - Wired Public Relations Steve Cross - Cross Commercial Realty Advisors John Meyer - Airport Property Specialists Kevin Newell - Hymson Goldstein & Pantiliat

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63 Remember When

Scottsdale’s Fifth Avenue is always in fashion

69 Advertiser Index 70 Business Horoscopes 71 Scottsdale Airpark Map

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Arizona real estate experts launch radio show

Platinum Living Realty founder Jay Macklin recently launched a radio show with Realtor Jheri South to share insights and expertise based on 30 years of combined experience in the industry. Macklin gives inside real estate information to benefit both buying and selling listeners.

“What’s The Deal? Real Estate Show” airs 9 to 10 a.m., Saturdays on 960 KKNT The Patriot, with episodes available for download after the show. Listeners can tune in to understand how national real estate trends impact local markets and get updates on the most current real estate news.

“The idea behind creating a real estatefocused radio show is to help consumers and agents utilize technology and cutting-edge marketing tools to help buy and sell houses faster and more easily,” Macklin says.

Jay Macklin, founder of Platinum Living Realty, launched a radio show with Realtor Jheri South.

(Photo courtesy Platinum Living Realty)

“It’s a lot of fun discussing with Jheri and it’s thrilling to create a radio show that’s unique. No one else is talking about this stuff, which means that we are filling a need for many agents, homeowners and people interested in buying a home.”

Listeners can send questions via email to jay@platinumlivingrealty.com or tweet them to @PlatLivingBrkr.

Macklin began his real estate career in

2006 and opened his first brokerage with his wife, Michelle, in 2010. In July 2018, they separated from their national brand and took their growing brokerage firm independent.

Throughout his career, Macklin has successfully employed unique video marketing tactics to recruit agents to Platinum Living Realty, which has more than 145 agents across Arizona. …continues on page 8

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Dr. Michael Hartman joins Plexus Worldwide Research Division

Plexus Worldwide, a direct-selling health and wellness company, hired Dr. Michael Hartman as vice president of research and development.

In his role, Hartman will oversee all facets of product ideation, research, formula development, medical affairs, claims substantiation, science education and product training.

“Michael has studied dietary supplements for nearly 20 years and is passionate about nutrition, health and wellness, so he’s the perfect fit,” said Gene Tipps, chief operating officer.

“His experience in direct sales over the last decade has helped countless individuals benefit from sciencebased nutrition and we are thrilled to bring his knowledge and expertise to Plexus.”

Hartman says he is looking forward to his new position.

“I am excited to work with my team

Health and wellness compan, Plexus Worldwide hired Dr. Michael Hartman as vice president of research and development. (Photo courtesy Plexus Worldwide)

at Plexus to analyze the validity of the latest scientific research and leverage the most exciting findings to further the company’s growth around the world,” Hartman says. “My extensive

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research on how nutrition can influence human performance has enormous potential as we begin developing new Plexus products.”

Hartman earned a Bachelor of Science in exercise science from Towson University, a Master of Science in kinesiology from Midwestern State University, and a Ph.D. in exercise physiology from the University of Oklahoma. Hartman will relocate to Scottsdale with his wife and two sons.

Scottsdale attorneys to speak about short-term rentals

Scottsdale attorneys Christopher J. Charles and Phil Overcash will speak about short-term rentals during the Scottsdale Bar Association’s November 12 luncheon at Gainey Ranch Golf Club, 7600 Gainey Club Drive.

They will discuss the pros/cons of this option and the applicable laws and regulations. Charles and Overcash practice at Provident Law, which emphasizes representation of investors, property managers and owners venturing into short-term rentals.

The public is invited, although space is limited. Attorneys licensed in Arizona are expected to qualify for one hour of continuing legal education credit.

The luncheon and presentation is $35 if registering and paying online at scottsdalebar. com by noon November 8, or $40 at the door, payable by cash or check. …continues on page 10

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Brian Ruisinger named Republic Bank of Arizona’s CEO

Brian Ruisinger, Republic Bank of Arizona’s chief financial officer, was named president and chief executive officer, effective November 4.

The board of directors unanimously approved Ruisinger’s appointment.

“Brian was chosen from a list of highly qualified candidates,” says Board Chairman Alan Sparks. “His familiarity with the bank’s operations and regulators, industry knowledge, leadership and communication style were all factors in this important decision. We feel very fortunate to have someone with Brian’s experience, insight and ties with our community to take this leadership role for our bank.”

Ruisinger has a background in the banking and accounting industries. He joined the bank in July 2018, as CFO, focused on building the operations and accounting team.

“I’m excited to step into this important role for Republic Bank of Arizona,” Ruisinger said. “As an Arizona-based community business bank, we have a great opportunity to support the financial needs of local businesses and our community.

I’m appreciative of the board’s confidence and support, and look forward to working toward the bank’s continued success.”

Prior to joining Republic Bank of Arizona, Ruisinger was president and CEO of Bank 1440, a Phoenix-based bank with $87 million in assets.

In the Airpark, Republic Bank of Arizona is located at 6909 E. Greenway Parkway, Suite 150.

Hypur makes executive moves Tyler Beuerlein is now serving as Hypur ’s chief revenue officer for Scottsdale-based FinTech, which provides banking and payment solutions for cashintensive industries such as cannabis, CBD and money services businesses.

“We appreciate the hard work and professionalism that Tyler has brought to the company over the past five years,” says Christopher E. Galvin, founder and CEO of Hypur. “His commitment to forging strategic partnerships and advancing Hypur’s goals makes Tyler an ideal addition to the C-Suite.”

Beuerlein was promoted from his role as executive vice president of business development. In that capacity, he was tasked with building relationships with financial institutions, national and statelevel associations, integrated software vendors and multi-state operators in the cannabis industry. Since Beuerlein joined the company in 2015, Hypur has become the leader in cannabis compliance for the banking industry. With 99.9% uptime, Hypur is also the most reliable solution for retail, delivery and B2B cannabis payments.

“I feel blessed to have been a part of such an amazing organization since the beginning,” Beuerlein says. “I’m passionate about Hypur’s future endeavors and honored to join the C-Suite.”

The company has also made recent hires. Jo Moskow joins Hypur as director of product, where she will use her strategic thinking and experience in leading software and product teams, spearheading new developments in Hypur ’s platform and technology. Her career includes 16 years at Apple, progressing to senior engineering program

Tyler Beuerlein will now serve as Hypur’s chief revenue officer. He was formerly the executive vice president of business development.

(Photo courtesy Hypur)

manager. She then worked at TiVo for 11 years as a senior manager before moving from California to Arizona, working at Equiant Financial Services Inc. as managing director of product and software.

Joseph Martin joins Hypur as director of compliance. He will oversee the AML and anti-fraud functions at Hypur, as well as manage relationships with financial institution partners. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he served as BSA officer at one of Alaska’s largest financial institutions and founded the Alaska Anti-Money Laundering Roundtable. He also held AML positions at Caesars Entertainment, Kharon, Exiger and Kroll.

Ammo Inc. launches new production line for .50-caliber cartridges Ammo Inc., an Airpark-based ammunition and munition components manufacturer, launched a new, state-of-the-art production line for .50-caliber Browning machine gun (BMG) cartridges, further expanding on its current .50-caliber BMG brass casing production.

The new production line is located inside Ammo’s Jagemann Munition Components plant in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

Initial production on the line is M33 ball-loaded ammunition containing 640gr full metal jacket projectiles with staked

primers and sealed to NATO specifications. This loading is available to fulfill the demand for commercial and defense applications in the U.S. and international markets.

“Bringing this new manufacturing line into operation significantly expands our ability to address the well-identified market need for high-quality .50 caliber ammunition,” says Fred Wagenhals, AMMO’s chief executive officer.

“Demand for this product remains high as we continually receive inbound

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requests from both the U.S. and overseas markets, and we look forward to fulfilling customer orders with this excellent ammunition offering.”

As the new line ramps up, it will also be able to support the production of specialized armor-piercing, armor-piercing incendiary and one-way luminescent (O.W.L/STREAK) rounds specifically designed for use by the U.S. and its authorized military allies to ensure they are effectively armed to successfully and safely complete their critical missions. …continues on page 12

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AGIA Affinity Services raises more than $15K for United Way

AGIA Affinity Services held its annual fundraising campaign for Valley of the Sun United Way and raised $15,454.

The fundraiser kicked off October 14 with week-long festivities encouraging associates to donate and raise funds for Valley of the Sun United Way. AGIA Affinity’s human resource director, Alana Huels, says the campaign was successful because of the team’s enthusiasm.

“AGIA is inspired by organizations like United Way that unites individuals around a common cause or purpose,” Huels says. “Supporting the United Way is an opportunity for our associates to come together and support our mission of making a difference in our local communities.”

Giving back to the community at large has always been a value of AGIA’s culture.

“At AGIA, we strive to contribute to the well-being of our employees, our community and our clients,” says Julie Capritto, chief operating officer of AGIA.

Casago is a finalist for BBB Torch Awards for ethics

Casago, an international vacation rental and property management company, has been recognized as a finalist for the 2019 Better Business Bureau Torch Awards for Ethics in the Pacific Southwest. The BBB selected Casago for its outstanding level of integrity with customers, business partners and the community.

This award honors Arizona businesses with a strong commitment to fair and ethical practice which can also demonstrate a high level of trust. Casago was one of only two Valley companies over 150 employees that made the cut. “ B e i n g s e l e c t e d a s a B B B To rc h Award finalist is one of the proudest honors we could get at Casago because it reflects our company’s core values to put our customers’ best interests at the forefront while treating people with genuine hospitality every time,” says Steve Schwab, Casago founder and chief executive officer.

“Acting with integrity and honor is so engrained in our culture. It starts on the first day of training at Casago University, it’s written into our credo and it’s at the

Steve Schwab is Casago’s founder and chief executive officer. (Photo courtesy Casago)

center of every business decision we make.”

Casago’s credo is a six-part philosophy that emphasizes transparency, honesty, respect and building professional relationships that transcend business.

Casago was also a finalist for the 2019 Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce Sterling Award and recognized by Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate.

The Torch Awards for Ethics ceremony was scheduled for October 30 at the Arizona Biltmore. A complete list of winners can be found at bbb.org.

Scottsdale Realtor Otley Smith joins Platinum Living Realty It’s important for us to make a difference in the lives of others and be a source for improving the quality of life. We are humbled and deeply grateful for the continued bigheartedness of our associates and company.”

“It’s important for us to make a difference in the lives of others and be a source for improving the quality of life.

We are humbled and deeply grateful for the continued bigheartedness of our associates and company.”

For more than 65 years, AGIA has served as the insurance and member benefits marketing and administration partner to some of the largest associations and organizations in the country.

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Experienced Realtor Otley Smith joined Platinum Living Realty.

“We are thrilled that Otley has chosen to join Platinum Living Realty,” says Jay Macklin, co-owner of Platinum Living Realty. “In addition to his impressive work as a Realtor in Scottsdale, Otley spent a decade specializing in building upscale, custom-designed homes so he can identify quality workmanship and offer an unparalleled level of service.”

Otley selected Platinum Living Realty for the highly valued coaching, training and back office systems that help agents succeed. He is also a family man who travels around the country supporting his son and daughter, who race BMX

bikes and mountain bikes.

“My background in building custom homes has given me extensive knowledge that benefits my clients who value personalized service and quality,” Otley says.

Platinum Living Realty takes a different approach than traditional real estate brokerages by providing agents with a customized package of more than 20 marketing tools to help effectively target and grow their businesses; consistent and individualized coaching to work through challenges and problems that arise; abundant opportunities for generating new leads and clients; plus other tools and policies that focus on the agent’s success.

Scottsdale Leadership honors Jim Ford and Bill Walton Scottsdale Leadership Inc. named Jim Ford and Bill Walton its 2019 Spirit of Community Leadership Awards recipients. Ford will receive the Hodges Alumni Achievement Award, while Walton will take home the Drinkwater Leadership Award.

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Barrett-Jackson to auction first-production 2020 Corvette Stingray for charity Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, and Chevrolet will auction the first retail production 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray during the 49th annual Scottsdale Auction, January 11 to 19 at WestWorld of Scottsdale.

All hammer prices will benefit the Detroit Children’s Fund. The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was on display in October at the Future Events exhibit of the 12th-annual Las Vegas Auction at the Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort.

“We’re honored that Chevrolet has selected our 2020 Scottsdale Auction to sell one of the most historically important sports cars of our time,” says Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson.

“The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray ushers in a new era of design and performance that will long be regarded as a milestone for America’s sports car. Witnessing the sale of the first production 2020 will, without a doubt, be one of the hallmarks of next year’s Scottsdale Auction.”

The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray VIN 001 will be powered by a 6.2-liter V8 LT2 engine and comes equipped with the Z51 performance package. Called “the jewel in the center,” the

Corvette’s naturally aspirated V8 engine is attached to an eight-speed, dual-clutch transmission capable of 495 horsepower and 470 ft/lbs of torque—the most horsepower and torque for any entry Corvette. This jet fighter-inspired Corvette rides on coilover springs and monotube shocks, magnetic ride control and features massive front and rear four-piston Brembo breaks.

“Over the years, Chevrolet has partnered with Barrett-Jackson to raise millions of dollars for charity through the auction of many VIN 001 vehicles,” says Sean Finegan, Chevrolet manager of corporate events.

“Since its debut in July, the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette has raced its way into the hearts of performance enthusiasts around the globe.”

The Detroit Children’s Fund offers training, resources and supplies to underfunded public schools in the greater Detroit area. It works to bridge the gaps in funding and expertise, directing resources and best practices that are proven to help schools improve on the whole.

In addition, the Detroit Children’s Fund helps schools acquire the technology and training they need to make and monitor progress, as well as provides computers, textbooks and other learning tools essential for student learning.

Derek Ellis appointed GM of Westin Kierland Resort & Spa The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa appointed Derek Ellis as general manager. In his role, Ellis will oversee all operations for the acclaimed Scottsdale property, which is renovating its 732 guestrooms and corridors.

“I am thrilled to join the talented team at this esteemed resort rich in innovation, inimitable experiences and unparalleled service,” Ellis says. “It is especially timely and exciting to bring my own personal touches to the resort during this incredible transformation as we welcome guests and the community to the next

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SCOTTSDALE ROTARY ROUNDUP Rotarians learn about America’s Friendliest Airport

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he city of Phoenix’s Aviation Department Public Information Officer David Ramirez spoke to The Rotary Club of Scottsdale about Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which was dubbed “America’s Friendliest Airport.”

Ramirez says the airport has an annual economic impact of more than $38 billion, and daily, more than 1,200 aircraft arrive and depart at Sky Harbor. In 2018, 45 million travelers came through the airport, compared to 1.6 million in 1965.

Recently, the airport underwent $27 million in upgrades within the international concourse

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport public information officer David Ramirez and Rotary Club of Scottsdale President Don Loose greet members and guests at a recent noon luncheon meeting. (Photo courtesy Rotary Club of Scottsdale)

in terminal four, the facility’s most-used terminal. Within terminal four are 30 new retail shops, a trip adviser center and an urgent care center.

By 2022, an eighth concourse will be finished with eight Southwest Airlines gates.

Ramirez also discussed new animal relief centers; cellphone lots; the airport’s sustainability turf project; recycling; solar energy; motorist services, valet and prepaid parking; customer service (the 400 “purple” navigators; the airport’s art museum; free Wi-Fi and charging stations; the USO VIP area in terminal four; airport tours and live music in concourses.

Also, during the meeting, club President Don Loose welcomed newest Rotarian, Kristina Knudsen of the Barrow Neurological Foundation; and congratulated Rotarian Douglass Snell for earning his blue membership badge.

Francis quizzes Rotarians about Arizona

Center for the Future of Arizona’s President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Sybil Francis visited the Rotary Club of Scottsdale to discuss the organization’s strategies, research, partnerships and key initiatives.

She says CFA brings Arizonans together to build a bright future for the state while impacting many students, teachers, education leaders, communities and industry partners engaged across the state in education and workforce initiatives. CFA measures the progress of jobs, education, young talent, health and well-being, natural resources, infrastructure, civic participation and connected communities within the state.

Prior to moving to Arizona in 2002, Francis worked for the U.S. House of Representatives and later worked for the White House in the science and technology field, she ws also part of the leadership team of Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, a small, private college in New York.

She serves on multiple boards and committees including The Nature Conservancy, Arizona Chapter, board of trustees; Expect More Arizona Statewide Advisory Council, and Arizona Business and Education Coalition Board of Directors.

She is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Francis helped found and is co-chairwoman of the ASU Foundation’s Women and Philanthropy program. She earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Oberlin College and her Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In addition to her leadership role with the Center for the Future of Arizona, Francis helps her husband, ASU President Michael Crow, forge connections between the university and the community.

During her talk, Francis addressed questions about teacher unions and employer needs. She also discussed school initiatives that are not in sync and the need for cooperation between schools and local leadership groups, such as Rotary and chambers of commerce.

During the meeting, Rotarians Cary and Susan Silverstein were honored with Paul Harris pins in recognition of their continued financial support of Rotary International Foundation.

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Rotarian Jim Bruner, Dr. William C. Harris and Rotary Club of Scottsdale President Don Loose greet members and guests at luncheon held in Scottsdale. (Photo courtesy Rotary Club of Scottsdale)

and Richard Signeski, Kevin Maldonado was welcomed as the club’s newest member.

Gretchen Kinder received her blue club membership badge in recognition of completing required new club member assignments.

Harris discusses Science Foundation Ireland

Dr. William Harris of Scottsdale-based Science Foundation Arizona discussed his time as director-general of Science Foundation Ireland, a new Irish agency helping to facilitate growth in Ireland’s research and development.

Before heading to Ireland, Harris was vice president of research and professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of South Carolina, where he oversaw research activities.

Harris served at the U.S. National Science Foundation from 1978 to 1996. During his time there, he was responsible for federal grants appropriation of $750 million. He also established 25 science and technology centers to support investigative, interdisciplinary research by multi-university consortia. Earlier in his career, he catalyzed the Research Experience for Undergraduates program in the chemistry division and it became an NSFwide activity.

During his talk, Harris referred to Jonathan Gruber and Simon Johnson’s book “Jump-Starting America,” which reflects upon a visionary plan that will lead to job growth and a new American economy in places now left behind.

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onning crowns, wearing White Castle jerseys and armed with a plastic shield and battle-ax, Jamie West and Drew Schmitt were not only among the first to charge into the newly opened White Castle near Scottsdale a little after 8 a.m. October 23, but they were also invited by White Castle Vice President Jamie Richardson to cut the ribbon at the grand opening ceremony.

It was an impromptu moment neither West nor Schmitt expected—and one they will likely never forget.

“We both remember growing up on White Castle,” says West, who, along with Schmitt, spent four days camped in front of White Castle leading up to its opening. “White Castle’s definitely going to help bring everybody together through their childhood.”

Arizona’s first White Castle— and the first White Castle west of the Mississippi—officially opened on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community to a crowd of 100 to 200 people lined up just Gilbert resident Chris Lewis, right, camped outside outside the fast-food restaurant’s White Castle near Scottsdale for two days leading front doors. up to its grand opening on October 23. He said he camped in honor of his late father, left, who died in The first few people in line spent 2018. Lewis took this photo with his father at the anywhere from two to four days then-Phoenix International Raceway in 2008. (Photo camped out on the White Castle courtesy Chris Lewis) parking lot.

For starters, the Arizona Castle is the They included Fountain Hills residents West and Schmitt since October 19; largest White Castle location in the world, at Gilbert resident Chris Lewis since October more than 4,500 square feet.

It’s open 24 hours a day, seven days a 21; and Mesa residents David Lefland and week, and offers table service—one of only Joseph M. Usuch, both since October 21.

“I haven’t had White Castle since I was 12 two locations that offer the latter, with the years old back in New York,” says Lefland, other in Columbus, Ohio.

And, according to a press release, the who’s originally from Queens. “They have the best burgers: the way they steam them Arizona Castle hired 130 team members and the flavor. Through high school and and managers to support the restaurant—far college, that’s where we used to go on surpassing its initial estimate in August 2018 of bringing 50 to 75 new jobs to the area.

Saturday nights after we were out.”

“We are eager to become a member of Arizona’s first White Castle is unique in the Scottsdale community, and to share a few ways.

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AIRPARK Buzz our crave-able menu items and quality service with Arizonans all day, every day,” Richardson says.

The entire menu, including breakfast items, like sliders, is available 24/7.

In addition to its Original Slider burger, made with 2-by-2-inch beef patties, Arizona’s White Castle also has the rare 1921 Slider on the menu. It’s special because it’s made with a thicker beef patty and served with cheese, lettuce and tomato.

“I ordered two Crave cases: cheeseburgers with extra pickle. And then I did 15 doubles with extra pickle. And then I’m going to try four of those new 1921 Sliders,” says Usuch, who added the first 10 or so people in line placed their orders ahead of the opening and merely paid at the counter on opening day.

“I ordered 210 cheeseburgers, and I’m bringing them to work,” Lefland adds. “I’m After camping out for four days, Fountain Hills residents bringing them to my wife’s job because she Jamie West and Drew Schmitt were invited to help cut couldn’t be here.” the ribbon for the opening of the new White Castle in Scottsdale. (Pablo Robles/Progress Photographer) The Arizona Castle is one of only three locations serving the 1921 Slider.

“It took us 98 years to get here, so double-lane drive-thru with a high we’re going back to something that clearance, a redesigned kitchen that started in our early beginning days,” allows staff to make 240 sliders at Orlondo Lopez, the restaurant’s opera time, digital ordering kiosks, a ating partner, says of the slider. “We 1,000-square-foot patio, and Alice wanted to introduce that to Arizona.”

Cooper ’s Corner, located in the Lopez has worked at White Castle dining room. for 19 years, but his White Castle Cooper, a Phoenician and lifelong memories date further back.

Craver, attended the groundbreaking “When I was little, my uncles festivities in April. and aunts would bring us on the According to a press release, weekends and we would get our Cooper tried his first slider as a own sliders after church,” recalls young boy in Detroit, and, in July Lopez, who grew up near Chicago 2014, he was inducted into the in Indiana.

Cravers Hall of Fame as a member Usuch grew up nearby in Harvey, of the “Craver in Extremis” category, Indiana. which recognizes public figures who “We lived on White Castle as are quite vocal of love for White kids,” Usuch says. “We went all the Castle. time and grew up there.”

Bilal Abdul-Rahmann and Lekitha Johnson place an automated “Being inducted into the Cravers Lewis, the third person in line, order for their sliders. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer) Hall of Fame will go down as one of also grew up on White Castle during my all-time favorite honors,” Cooper his time near Cincinnati. says. “They promised me a Castle He camped outside the Arizona “It was usually me bringing them Castle in honor of his father, who died at 59 back because I would travel for different close by, but I never thought they would in February 2018. things and then I would buy about 100 at a do it. This is going to be epic.”

In addition to walk-in and drive-thru, “This was something that we shared, time—or 200—and I would fly home with customers can place orders online for that we enjoyed together,” says Lewis, them,” Lewis says. who moved to Arizona in 1987. “This is And when he flew his father back to Ohio pick-up and through Uber Eats, DoorDash, just something that we would have done to watch a race at Portsmouth Raceway and Grubhub for delivery.

“I’m in big trouble,” Usuch admits with together. It’s just something that I can share Park, the first thing they did once they got with him. There’s no way in a million years off the plane was “go to a White Castle,” a laugh. “I’m going to be here every day.”  I would be out here for just food. There’s Lewis says. more to it.”

At the Arizona White Castle, patrons can Lewis and his father visited White Castle also order beer and wine when they dine in.

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Rebecca Golden and her longtime love, Ryan Castillo, who is also her business partner in Lovecraft. (Photo courtesy Rebecca Golden)

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By Alison Bailin Batz ne of the Valley’s top restaurant minds never planned to get into the industry at all.

Airpark-area resident Rebecca Golden, who grew up in a small New Mexico town just 40 minutes from the Mexican border and then in Tucson, is the youngest of 11 children.

“I dreamt of both living in a big city but also raising animals,” says Golden, who loved exploring the area with her sister on their horses and taking care of their many animals, which included dogs, bunnies, horses and ducks.

She also poured herself into creative endeavors, including art classes and writing programs throughout high school.

“By senior year, I knew I wanted to be an artist but also wanted to be realistic about the opportunities for artists in the

Golden’s newest endeavor, Lovecraft, hopes to revitalize a community. (Photo courtesy Rebecca Golden)

real world,” Golden says. “Then one night, I saw an ad for a graphic design school in Tempe.”

Inspired by graphic design’s marriage of art and technology, Golden made her way to the Valley in the late 1990s to enroll in the school after high school graduation.

Around the same time, she also took a serving position at a family-owned

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restaurant called Molise Cucina Italiano in North Scottsdale.

“The owners, the DiFranco family—and yes, they are every bit as Italian as their name suggests—took me in as one of their own from day one,” Golden says.

It was there she began her fascination with food and hospitality. Golden continued on with the DiFrancos even

after she entered the business world with Cisco Systems in the early 2000s. She took on a part-time gig with the DiFrancos’ new Scottsdale restaurant, Tesoro.

“Cisco Systems just never fed my soul, so in 2005, I decided to open my own graphic design company, marrying my programming skills with my more-creative passions,” Golden says. “And, of course, I still worked with the DiFrancos.”

She named the business Website Garden because her focus was to help small businesses grow and blossom. It was an immediate success. So was her love life.

“I had been living in the Arcadia area at the time—watching the first Postino being built, in fact,” she says. “Just before I planted the seeds for Website Garden, I moved to 32nd Street and Shea with my boyfriend, Ryan Castillo.”

Golden saw Postino’s success and couldn’t help but notice a small coffee shop on the corner of 32nd and Shea just begging for a makeover (and a cocktail menu).

Slowly and methodically, Golden saved her pennies and kept a watchful eye while manifesting her vision.

By 2010, the coffee shop closed. She signed a lease for the building that day and put pen to paper on formal plans for what would become 32 Shea.

Opened in 2011, 32 Shea started as a dog-friendly coffee shop by day and a Postino-inspired wine bar and restaurant at night. For the design, Golden combined her artistic passion and graphic design prowess, choosing vibrant, bold colors that were (and still are) hard to miss. Over the next six years, Golden worked 80 to 100 hours a week, eventually expanding the space to include a Zen garden and water features, all the while picking up Valley foodie awards.

She was also lauded several times over for her craft beer, wine and cocktail program, all of which became new passions of hers.

“But working 80-plus hours a week— even on your dream—drains you,” Golden says.

She decided she needed a change. She sold 32 Shea in May 2017, and planned a long sabbatical.

“It didn’t last,” Golden says. Instead, she helped a friend develop a wine bar concept in North Scottsdale before doubling down on two new culinary endeavors of her own.

Recently, Golden bought an entire building. And not just any building: a historic liquor store in the Melrose District, a modern-yet-futuristic style of build that looks like a cross between “The Jetsons” and a 1950s diner. She plans to responsibly

revitalize, reimagine and reopen the space into a bar and restaurant in 2020.

Second, just like with 32 Shea, Golden happened to be stopped at the intersection of 32nd and Cactus earlier this year and saw a recently closed bar with a lease sign on the door.

“The sign was a ‘sign,’” Golden says.

“With 32 Shea, we were able to help revitalize an entire community. Once we proved we could have success there, more than a dozen other businesses invested in space there, including Aioli Gourmet Burgers, Press Coffee and TapHouse Kitchen. We want to do the same at 32nd Street and Cactus.”

Within the first month we could see everyone loved the food, so we had to expand the menu into a full dining experience. Now we offer a full menu of authentic New Mexican cuisine combined with Texas-style smoked meats.”

Her vision, called Lovecraft, opened just last year, starting as mostly a craft beer and wine bar with a small New Mexican-style tapas menu and grab-n-go bottle shop.

“Within the first month we could see everyone loved the food, so we had to expand the menu into a full dining experience.

Now we offer a full menu of authentic New Mexican cuisine combined with Texas-style smoked meats,” Golden says.

They also have 28 rotating taps of craft beers and 100 canned beer options.

“Our wine list is extensive as well and we offer craft cider, kombucha and hard seltzers,” Golden says.

She and Castillo also moved into a home in Scottsdale, which is close to the big city but also has acres of land, allowing her to raise animals right along with her culinary status.  LOVECRAFT 3128 E. Cactus Road, Phoenix 602-237-5046, lovecraftphx.com

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2015 CALLISTO Baer Winery This one is extremely silky in texture and has a deep, rich finish. It is a blend Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petit Verdot and Merlot, so expect some minerality but also toasty complexity and big black cherry and plum notes. $39.

2016 ELEMENT RED BLEND Columbia Winery Bold yet quite fruit-forward, this is a blend of primarily Merlot that was aged in a combination of French, American and Hungarian oak barrels. Expect some of that oaky goodness on the nose before indulging in an explosion of dark fruit and cherry flavors. $40.

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Pilot Mitch Kelldorf and helicopters have a longtime love affair

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

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itch Kelldorf stands in his helicopter bay near the Scottsdale Airport. The wind is blowing slightly and, with his tousled black hair, he looks more like a model than a former Marine who fell in love with aviation as a child.

“Long story short, I’d always wanted to fly, and I was able to get into it,” he says.

“My passion was always helicopters because, growing up in Texas, was I near Bell helicopters. I grew up in the ’60s, when the Vietnam War was going on. So, I was obsessed with Hueys, Cobras and all these gunships.

“As a little kid, I would see these flying around all the time. So, in the back of my head, I developed a love for helicopters long before I even was able to afford to buy them and fly.”

His H5 Helicopters provides aerial cinematography, still photography, motion picture, television and aerial coordination. Custom charter and tours are available as well as additional services.

Career switch

Mitch Kelldorf, owner of H5 Helicopters, provides aerial cinematography, still photography, motion picture, television and aerial coordination.

Custom charter and tours are available as well as additional services. (Photos by Pablo Robles)

Kelldorf joined the military right out of high school. Three days later, he was in boot camp.

After the Marine Corps, he moved to New York to try his hand at acting. There, he met an event planner and he started a production company.

His company produced parties for the likes of Lancôme, L’Oréal and Ralph Lauren.

“We were doing these launch parties all across the country,” Kelldorf says. “About four years ago, we developed a product that’s like a Spandex chair cover. We were doing a launch party for a men’s fragrance an everything was

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Mitch Kelldorf's hangar at H5 Helicopters in the Scottsdale Airpark boasts a glistening collectible car collection and guitars he has obtained from friends in the music business.

black matte and the chairs were white.”

Kelldorf scrambled to cover the chair.

Painting them wasn’t really an option. So, he threw black tablecloths over the chairs and said, “There has to be an easier way to do this.”

He established the award-winning Sculptware, a manufacturer and supplier of “functional art” design products for the special events industry.

Kelldorf still has a passion for flying, so he earned his pilot’s license started a 10-year career as an aerobatic pilot. Meanwhile, he met his wife in a gym in New York City and moved to Florida with her before landing in Scottsdale.

“We moved the chair cover company and all the business out here,” he says. “It was more centrally located to the East Coast and the West Coast so we could get product out to different places.

“We wanted to be at an airport so I could get a plane eventually and just fly out of here.”

One of his neighbors had a Huey helicopter and Kelldorf was sold.

“I was like, ‘Dude. This ticket is like the magic carpet,’” Kelldorf says with a laugh.

“When we got back down, I pretty much just got rid of the acrobatic airplane.”

In 2008, Kelldorf founded H5 Helicopters and introduced the SaberCat1

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helicopter, setting a “new standard for aerial platforms in the tour, charter and aerial filming industry. The same year, he wanted to jump back into production and film, so he started developing the gyro-stabilized camera system.

He’s done film production for Red Bull, Disney and Warner Bros.

“All the networks, too, including NatGeo Discovery and on down the line. We’re really blessed to be in the Southwest and being able to film all that,” says Kelldorf, who rents his hangar for event space.

“We went full on into film production. A few years later, people started asking about charter work. We needed to haul people

around for scouting.”

Now H5 is a fully operational helicopter company, which does everything from filming to managing aircraft.

Since he started his business, he has flown with Clint Eastwood, Sean Penn and Wayne Newton on various levels for films.

“When we flew Clint Eastwood, he actually flew the helicopter because he’s the pilot,” Kelldorf says. “When we landed, I walked around and he was buckling up, closing the helicopter door and helping me tidy up. He was super lowkey and super old school—a very respectful, very humble man.”

Kelldorf says it’s been a pleasure to meet visitors and businesspeople who request his services.

“It’s great to fly with people who come in from the Midwest or back East somewhere, who have never experienced the Arizona desert,” he says. “I show them different canyons and the Grand Canyon or Sedona and I love seeing the excitement on their faces. It’s a real blessing to share that with other people.”

The custom tours are treated like a concierge service.

“I’ve taken couples out to the edge of Roosevelt Point, which overlooks Roosevelt Lake,” he says.

“We set up a table and caterer. We land right on point, and they have their little dinner and stuff. It’s gorgeous there.

“I also take people through the saddle of Four Peaks, which is gorgeous. We have a 30-minute tour, which takes you to the lakes and over the hills. I took a couple from the U.K. who wanted to go shooting but had never handled a gun. I took a specialist—one of my buddies—and he worked with them. They had fun.”

Kelldorf does a lot of work for charity, too. He auctions off rides for organizations like Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Foundation, Phoenix Children’s Hospital or the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

“We try to give back as much as we can,” he says. “We’ve been blessed and it’s really fortunate we’re able to do that.” 

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A Work

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Sonoran Classic Restorations focuses on high-end jobs

By Octavio Serrano

E

d Clark has known one thing throughout his life—paint. He’s been in the industry since he was 5 in Central Missouri.

“My dad had restoration shops growing up, so basically it’s all I’ve ever done,” Clark says. “I’ve never done anything else.”

Clark turned his hobby into a profession when he opened Sonoran Classic Restorations, a shop that specializes in high-end body paint for any classic or late-model cars. Clark is meticulous on every project he receives, taking his time to make sure his customers get a quality paint job. He strives to be known as one of the best paint restoration shops in the Valley—maybe even the country.

For some people, the thought of spending 12 hours a day, getting their hands dirty working on a car may seem unappealing. But for Clark, the process is enjoyable because it allows him to wind down.

“Some people like to play golf to relax. I like to work on cars to relax,” Clark says.

Longtime hobby

As a 5-year-old, Clark was inspired by ’50s and ’60s artwork. Today, he loves exotic European vehicles.

“Sometimes you just like to experience that different culture and I love those old European classics,” Clark says. “They’re specialized and

different colors that you have to mix to get handcrafted. They’re handmade.”

He’s been self-employed since 2006, but what you want; like an artist using a palette,” opened his own shop just last year. He is best Clark says. “It takes three to four hours just to known for full restorations, when he sands get the color to match but sometimes it takes down the cars to its bare metal before coating me all day.”

Clark says he is happy to be in the it with paint.

“I’ll strip the paint off, massage the metal Airpark. He recognizes its potential as an until it’s back where it should be and then automobile hub.

“This is an area of a lot of car enthusiasts, start the process of fillers, primers and paints,” Clark says. “I work through the whole process lots of car guys and shops around here,” Clark and I love to do it. It’s not like I’m doing it to says. “With the paint jobs I’m trying to do, this is where I need to be.” make money because it’s what I like to do.”

The process takes roughly six to eight weeks, depending on the type of car.

Some people fail how arduous the process is.

“Every step is very time consuming and it’s vey labor intensive and the No. 1 thing is patience,” Clark says.

Something as basic as getting the correct color match can become a difficult task in Clark’s world.

“Any paint system Ed Clark focuses on high-end paint jobs at Sonoran Classic Restorations. He enjoys working on exotic cars, collectors’ vehicles, old is going to have 70 to classics and even luxury late-models. (Photo by Pablo Robles) 80 toners, which are

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Ed Clark has been painting since he was a kid. Now he brings his skillset to the Airpark, where he hopes to work with the Valley’s best cars. (Photo by Pablo Robles)

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“I want people to trust me,” Clark says. “A lot of shops will string clients along, keep taking their money and infuriating the client. I don’t want to do that. I want to work one-on-one with my clients on two or three cars at a time and give them a good experience.”

A bulk of Clark’s customers are those who are restoring their own cars. They turn to Clark for the paint job because it must be Ed Clark enjoys every part of his job— done in a sealed, large room. from finding the right color to sanding “A lot of people can put and painting. (Photo by Pablo Robles) their cars back together in their garage because that’s what they There may be an abundance, but that like to do,” Clark says. “Now I doesn’t mean everyone does quality work. can come in and do their paint and they Clark says a shop like his was in demand. can take a car back and finish putting it “There’s a void here in the area of good together.” paint shops,” Clark says. “This is a big deal For Clark, there’s nothing better than because it (Sonoran Classic Restorations) is working with customers who love their permitted by the city. It’s inspected and it’s car. He enjoys watching their faces light up all legal.” when they see their cars restored nearly to In addition, Clark says many shops are their original state. guilty of taking in too many jobs at once, “Almost all of my customers, these cars overloading their work schedule and keeping mean something to them,” Clark says. customers waiting for weeks. He stays away “It’s like their dad’s car and they’ve had it from that business model, as believes custom- forever and they want it repainted and make ers come first and developing trustworthy it look new, so it’s so nice to deliver that car relationships with them is important. and see their reaction.”

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Bucket list tasks

Clark would now like to compete in AutoRama and win an award for the country’s best paint shop.

“It’s called the Ridler Award and that’s the top award for paint in the country,” Clark says. “If you get that, you’re like the best. It’s like winning MVP in the Super Bowl. I would only like to get that just as a personal goal.”

Sonoran Classic Restoration is proof that a man’s dream job can become true.

Putting customers’ needs first is just as important. From sanding to doing metal work to painting, Clark enjoys every single step of his job. There are never dull moments.

The joy for his work keeps customers returning and he is thankful for that.

“This gives me the chance to do what I really want to do,” Clark says. “This is my dream job, this is everything I ever wanted in Airpark. I really wouldn’t change a thing if I could.” 

Sonoran Classic Restorations 7641 E. Gray Road, Suite C, Scottsdale 480-290-1508, sonoranclassicrestorations.com

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One Flight, One Call Valley Jet emphasizes stellar customer service

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By Octavio Serrano a r re t t M o z i n g o a l w a y s wanted to own a business, but he swore he would never give in to an automated call center.

“Ever since I was a little kid, I knew there was no way that I was going to have this automated service. You’re going to call one number and you’re going to talk to the person and it’s going to be that person where you get all your information from.”

Mozingo’s passion for great customer service paved the way for Valley Jet, a premier provider for private travel charter services. A Scottsdale-based service team makes it easy for customers to arrange helicopter and private plane charter flights with a personalized experience. Mozingo says Valley Jet fits anyone’s budget.

Hailing from Atlanta, Mozingo has always been attracted to the aviation industry. He earned his bachelor ’s in marketing and business at Clemson University in South Carolina and went on to work on the sales team at a few of aviation’s top 500 companies.

He realized, however, that it was time for him to set his own mark in the industry.

“I was really drawn to it at a young age,” Mozingo says. “After I worked at these companies and a couple of aircraft charter companies, I realized that there was a gap that I felt needed to be filled.

“They were working in the stone age and people just were not really advancing with technology and newer ways to do it. The way aviation’s always been. It’s a slow industry, so I decided to jump in and make my footprint in the industry.”

Valley Jet was born, and its primary

Garrett Mozingo of Valley Jet is the newest addition to the private jet service industry in the Scottsdale Airpark. (Submitted photo)

focus is customer service. It works directly with its customers to provide them a tailored experience by offering a list of aircrafts and services with their options.

“We provide shorter quotes from our select network of aircraft operators, which are the people who own the aircraft,” Mozingo says. “We put together all of those aircraft options and we use our aviation knowledge and consulting abili-

ties to find the best aircraft that suits their preference and their budget.”

But why would a person want to spend the extra money? Convenience and time are invaluable currencies in today’s world, and Valley Jet provides both. Rather than waiting at airports for hours in the hopes there won’t be any delays, charter flights provide a much more direct and easy approach.

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“Charter is like a time machine,” Mozingo says. “Basically, a plane is a time machine and what we do for people is save them time instead of flying commercial. We give them a lot more convenience as far as skipping the TSA line, just being able to walk right out from their car to that plane and provide a first class, top notch service.”

Mozingo recalls one flight during his grandparents were flying to Hawaii with their grandchildren. Valley Jet made it an unforgettable experience for them.

“We set up the plane to where it has all kind of decorative things in it,” Mozingo says. “They’ve got their pool towels with their names on it. All the kids’ towels had their names on it and the preferred drinks for the kids.”

For those who are on the fence when it comes to charter flights, Valley Jet sends newsletter with special offers, including 75% off flights. It’s a good way for people who haven’t flown private before to try and test it, while saving money.

Valley Jet built its business model around the relationships it has forged with its customers. It focuses on making every interaction memorable rather than playing the numbers game. It is also proud

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Valley Jet strives to make traveling on its planes an unforgettable experience.

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Ready, Set,

Jet

Private travel isn’t just for the ultra rich

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

C

raig Johnson and his business acquaintances wanted to be more productive. Sitting in an airline terminal for hours waiting for flights wasn’t exactly the way to get work done.

Johnson and Taser International CoFounder Tom Smith started Set Jet, which launches December 15 out of the Scottsdale Airpark.

“We created this because we were traveling entrepreneurs and we were losing so much time and not feeling very well after flights,” Johnson says.

“Once we climbed up the ladder a little bit and we were able to experience what private flight was like, we thought there had to be a better way to do this that isn’t

Craig Johnson co-founded Set Jet with Trey Smith and Taser’s Joe Smith.

(Photo courtesy Set Jet)

just for the ultra rich.”

With ease of booking and direct flights out of Scottdale to vacation locales such as Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco and Las Vegas—and seasonal flights to Aspen, Colorado and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico—Set Jet utilizes the Bombardier Challenger 850/CRJ 200 luxury aircraft with 13- to 15-seat ultraVIP cabin configurations for luxury travel.

“There are many organizations that have tried, in their own way, to provide what Set Jet provides,” says Set Jet CEO Smith.

“But Set Jet has truly cracked the code and we are excited to provide an unparalleled, five-star aviation experience to all of our members. We are changing the way people will travel forever.”

Smith and Johnson say their service is affordable as well. This club is limited to just a few thousand members and offers the most exclusive amenities. Membership is $99.95 per month, with a one-time $99.95 security check fee. Guest members

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may pay the $99.95 rate for a single month, plus the $99.95 security check fee.

Flights cost between $400 and $470 one way, including taxes and fees. There’s no long-term contract.

“All of your drinks and snacks are included,” he says. “There are no baggage fees, and you’re flying in these aircraft that are operated by commercial operators.

They were typically configured for 55 seats, but ours are configured for 15 to 16.

“It’s one of the largest private jets you can buy and it’s ultra-VIP interiors. The interiors are about $5.5 million.”

Aviation is in Johnson’s blood. He grew up a self-proclaimed “military brat” and lives around the world, most notably …

“My father was a pilot and a helicopter pilot,” he says. “So I have an affinity for aviation. Then I got my helicopter pilot’s license a few years ago.”

His goal was to be a fighter pilot, but Johnson met his future partners and they offered him an “entrepreneurial opportunity and an education that I just

Set Jet’s lush lobby is welcoming.

The parking lot outside of it is geofenced so the Set Jet staff knows who’s arriving. (Photo courtesy Set Jet)

couldn’t pass up.

“I’m glad I did it because it’s been invaluable.”

He moved to Arizona in 1987 when his father worked for the Army Corps of Engineers for Los Angeles and Phoenix.

Set Jet’s proprietary business model allows its members who are early planners to schedule or “book” flights and have the opportunity to select their chosen time of departure and destination city. Set Jet does not publish or reveal its schedule.

Other like-minded members who wish to travel to the same destination can join the flight or “buy a seat” up to 30 minutes prior to departure.

“Our members tell us when and where they want to fly,” Johnson says. “If you’re a flight planner, you would just log onto the website, give us your travel information and if that plane is available, it’s going to say it’s available.

“Then, what the booking engine does is when a likeminded traveler logs onto the website and puts in a similar flight, the booking engine will help them. It will navigate them to buy a seat on your flight.

So members have the option to either book the flight or buy a seat.”

Set Jet utilizes private and noncongested VIP terminals so members can avoid the inconveniences of commercial air travel such as advance notice for booking flights, premiums for last-minute travel, security delays, check-in requirements, and parking expenses. Set Jet has also partnered with five-star restaurants, resorts, luxury brands and other service providers such as rental car companies and car manufacturers that provide ancillary benefits to its members.

“Our parking lot is geo-fenced and when a member arrives, each staff member inside is notified who has arrived,” Johnson says. “That technology tells us their significant other ’s name, their children’s names, their pets’ names, what their favorite drinks are.

“They’re welcomed appropriately, from a customer service standpoint.”

The first time members come in, Set Jet staff takes their photos and thumbprints.

“The next time they fly, all they have to do is walk in and give us their thumb print and walk right into the aircraft,” Johnson says. “There are no security hassles, no

invasive TSA checks—you know, all of the things that the airlines are doing that are not very fun to deal with.”

Proof of concept

Initially launched in Scottsdale in 2012, the Set Jet concept then expanded into other markets including Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and Las Vegas.

“We really touched a nerve in the marketplace,” Johnson says. “We started with 250 early-enrollment members and, within 90 days, our membership group doubled. People were flying out of here from Scottsdale and going to Las Vegas and then returning home. Then they would go to their neighbors and friends and they would bring them back to sign up.”

Due to support and demand from the local market, the company is once again taking memberships in Scottsdale and has recently completed its headquarters, private VIP terminal and member lounge at the Scottsdale Airport.

“Once we collected all the requisite data that we needed to understand what the model needed to be sustained financially and to be profitable, we set up to get nicer and bigger jets,” he says.

“That’s what we’ve done. We signed up an additional 800 members. So now we’re at about 1,250 members. The majority of

those members signed up with the hopes of flying.

“So, when I talk about members, these aren’t just email addresses that we have.

These are people who have given us their full background because they have to pass a background check.”

Set Jet strives to make everything comfortable from the preboarding to the plane ride.

“We have a cabin hostess on board that’s going to serve everything you need,” Johnson says. “All of your alcohol and everything is paid for. The experience itself is quite amazing.

“The competitors, they still have extremely high—five- to six-figure yearly membership fees. You have to pay a very high hourly rate on top of that. Most of the competitors are relegated to using a nine-passenger turboprop aircraft or a very small jet. What we’ve been able to accomplish was getting the price point correctly to open us up to a greater part of the market. We have the experience right with these large-body planes.” 

Set Jet 15115 N. Airport Drive, Scottsdale 480-254-6500, setjet.com

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Rapper Nelly is taking a break from his 20th anniversary tour to stop by the Jetaway Music Festival at the W Hotel in Scottsdale.

(Submitted photo)

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Music festival brings Nelly to Scottsdale for a good cause

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By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski rammy-winning hip-hop artist Nelly, EDM DJ trio Cheat Codes and country star Dylan Scott are landing in the Airpark for the eighth annual Jetaway Music Festival at the W Hotel Scottsdale.

“This year, we are evolving our event— formerly known as the Weekend Jetaway Culinary Classic and featuring everything from a game to win a private jet to a culinary showcase but always to benefit a local nonprofit partner—to give everyone in the Valley something special,” says Dillan Micus, event cofounder.

“We mixed country with pop, dance and rap performances by design to truly make this something people ages 21 to 81 will want to support. But multigenerational music festival for all just didn’t have the same ring to it.”

General admission tickets start at $30; VIP packages inclusive of food and beverages start at $150; and sponsorships start at $1,500.

There are also ticket bundles available that include VIP access as well as an overnight stay at The W Hotel Scottsdale starting at $1,000. All proceeds from the event benefit Folds of Honor Arizona.

Nelly, an avid supporter of American

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service men and women, is breaking away from his 20th anniversary touring schedule to co-headline the event. His hits include “Country Grammar,” “Ride wit Me,” “Hot in Herre,” “Air Force One” and “Dilemma.”

Nelly won Grammy Awards in 2003 and 2004 and was named by Billboard as No. 3 Top Artist of the Decade in the mid-2000s.

Cheat Codes is an electronic music DJ trio consisting of Kevin Ford, Trevor Dahl and Matthew Russell based in Los Angeles. The group is notable for their 2016 single “Sex,” which samples the chorus from “Let’s Talk About Sex” by Salt-N-Pepa, and its 2017 single “No Promises,” which featured Demi Lovato.

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Beyond the live music, the fundraising event will feature a silent and live auction, notably where Jetlinx and Hakkasan will auction off a roundtrip private jet vacation for four to Las Vegas, inclusive of hotel, show tickets and bottle service at Hakkasan Night Club. Also expect culinary creations from The W Hotel Scottsdale as well as beer, wine, cocktails—all for purchase or with VIP ticket packages—a photo booth and dancing.

For the fourth consecutive year, the event will be hosted on the rooftop of the W Hotel Scottsdale, on its WET Deck, at 7277 E. Camelback Road in Scottsdale.

All net proceeds of this 21-and-over event will benefit Folds of Honor, which provides educational scholarships to spouses and children of America’s fallen and disabled service-members. Jetaway Music Festival is sponsored by AXA Advisors Southwest, On Q Financial, Spellbound Entertainment Group, Jetlinx and The W Scottsdale Hotel. Dress code—”Scottsdale casual”—will be strictly enforced.

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Brick Road Studio cofounder Scott Leader enjoys the recording process. He loves being able to produce a sound in his head and watch materialize in the studio.

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hen Scott Leader was 10 years old, he was flipping through old records when he stopped at one that had a particularly

striking cover.

“I discovered my dad’s records when I was about 10 years old and it was ‘The Stranger’ album by Billy Joel,” Leader says. “‘The Stranger’ had that kind of creepy mask on it. I put this record on and listened to all these Billy Joel songs and I loved it. I wanted to play piano like that. It’s funny.

If I hadn’t discovered that record, I might have had a whole different path.”

Ten years ago, Leader co-founded the Airpark-based Brick Road Studio with his partner, Mark DeCozio. The facility is a multiroom recording studio that caters to all musicians.

A producer/engineer/songwriter, Leader has strived to re-create Joel’s sound using a piano that was passed down from

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his late grandfather.

“My grandfather was a concert pianist who went to Juilliard,” Leader says. “He passed away when I was 7, so I don’t remember too much about him, but I do remember him playing the piano. His piano moved to our house after he passed. So I had this beautiful piano and I would sit at it and play. It was always very important to me.”

Leader earned master ’s degree in education from ASU and taught in Texas.

“I was an elementary school teacher for a little bit in Austin, Texas. While I was a teacher there, I was working in studios during nights and weekends and learning about music and getting my feet wet,” he says.

He returned to the Arizona and opened a recording studio in the West Valley, but was forced to move when the owner sold the building. When he walked through his current space at 7944 E. Beck Lane, Suite 160, he was sold.

Scott Leader has been performing music since he learned how to play on his grandfather’s baby grand piano. (Photo by Pablo Robles)

“This could not be more ideal spot for me because, obviously, this is a cool part of town,” Leader says. “So when musicians come here to work with me, it’s totally nice. There are all these great restaurants and places to hang out. It’s a nice part of town to be, plus I live here.”

Leader has worked with countless musicians from around the world like English singer-songwriter Dua Lipa, Jewish singer RebbeSoul, Arizona “The Voice” veteran Josh West and Phoenix’s Natty Fox. Leader, too, works with the Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Suns and Carolina Panthers.

“I’ve been editing their half-time shows,” Leader says. “They have to fit them in exactly the right amount of time, so they send me the music they want to add, and I’ll edit it so that everything lines up with what they need.”

Unlike other recording studios, his is a one-stop shop. From writing the music to producing it, he understands the process inside and out.

“I come to this with a background and being a songwriter and a touring artist,” says Leader, who’s part of the touring Jewish rock band, Sababa. “I understand the full facet, from being the guy playing

the guitar and singing to the guy producing and the guy engineering. I’m able to do all of those roles.”

Having produced over 300 albums, Leader wants to hit that next level. He’s happy where he is, but he would like to cross over into the mainstream, national audience.

“I understand that it’s realistic but improbable at the same time,” Leader says. “I don’t necessarily think I’ll be disappointed if I don’t get there because I have a really good career. It’s definitely something I want to be able to achieve.”

When recording or producing music, Leader is in his zone, entranced by the creative process. Nothing inspires him more than coming up with the music in his head and watching it come to life in the studio.

“My favorite part is when we’re tracking the musician,” Leader says. “When (musicians) have a song, I can hear in my head what it’s going to sound like. I can hear the drums, the bass and electric guitars and the back-up vocals.

“It’s really exciting when the drummer is in that day and he plays what was in my head and I’m just like, ‘Yes, that’s what I’m talking about.’ That’s the most fun for me.”

Being in the music industry is not without its challenges. Leader says it has drastically changed in the last decade because artists are not selling as many records because of streaming. He understands how to adapt his business

and prices to the trends.

He overcomes this challenge by providing the equipment, hiring the musicians and communicating what the artist wants to achieve. More than that, he emphasizes his brand. He’s sought after because of the music and sound he produces.

“They’re hiring me, Scott Leader, to produce their albums and their music,” Leader says. “They’re listening to the work I’ve done. I’m often asked how am I still open and it’s because I’m selling myself, not necessarily the studio.”

Leader has learned he doesn’t have to live in a major music hub to be successful.

Phoenix is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country and full of potential. He’s excited to watch the Valley grow into a music community.

“There is cool stuff happening here,” Leader says. “Everyone thinks you have to be in L.A., Nashville or New York City and if you’re not then you’re not doing anything important. That’s so far from the truth.

“I want everyone to know there are unbelievably talented people in this studio. They’re releasing their music and they’re out there playing in Phoenix and they’re good.”  Brick Road Studio 7944 E. Beck Lane, Suite 160, Scottsdale 480-788-3573, brickroadstudio.com

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CULTURES 19 cultures meet at Arizona Asian Festival

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By Connor Dziawura he United States of America is often called a melting pot of cultures.

Keeping true to that idea, but in a different way, the Arizona Asian Festival will once again bring an assortment of cultures to Scottsdale, where Arizonans can experience the customs and foods of a variety of cultures.

Now in its 24th year, the two-day event—presented by the Arizona Asian American Association—will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, November 16, and Sunday, November 17, at the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall, 3939 N. 75th Street. An opening ceremony will take place at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission and parking will be free.

Nineteen cultures will participate over the weekend, representing areas like Bangladesh, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Pacific Islands, Pakistan, Palestine, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and more. And there will be a host of food vendors, which as of print time will serve Burmese, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Lao and Persian cuisine.

Much of the festival’s entertainment will be based around two stages: the World Stage and the Cultural Stage.

“The World Stage is basically our main stage, and that’s the one near the water fountain,” festival spokeswoman Mai Le explains. “That’s where we host the opening ceremony, the ending ceremony, and the

highlight of the program is the International Culture Fashion Show.”

She adds, “The Culture Stage is actually near the Avenue of Cultures and where the food court is—it’s a smaller one—and every year we select one culture to be the highlight culture.”

Two years ago the festival’s producers put the spotlight on Vietnam. Last year they directed focus to Thailand. This year the majority of the entertainment will evoke Persian culture. But the performances are “dynamic,” Le adds, with other cultures still represented, and the majority involving dance, singing or martial arts.

A highlight of the festival, however, according to Le, is its International Culture Fashion Show, which will showcase more than 150 models from various cultures at

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1 p.m. Sunday.

“It’s considered a highlight, because everybody loves to go watch the fashion show to see the beautiful and colorful outfits and learn about the cultures from each region, from each area,” Le explains.

Attire will be “traditional,” she says.

“You will see the colorful and the unique and the custom and the traditional garments that they designed for each culture, and you also will see some similarities from culture to culture,” she explains.

“For example, between Vietnamese outfits and Chinese, there are some similarities … But there are also some uniqueness and differences in each of the cultures.”

Elsewhere, a Chinese tea garden will offer demonstrations of the “formal” ceremonies and traditions that go hand in hand with tea drinking, as well as provide information about and access to the teas, Le says.

“It’s a way to learn about the culture, how before you drink the tea you have to show the respect to the earth and respect to nature,” Le says.

In between activities and all throughout the weekend, however, attendees can roam the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall.

There will be plenty of artisans comprising a marketplace, as well as booths for civic engagement, health screenings and veterans.

But especially important at the Arizona Asian Festival will be what is called the Avenue of Cultures, featuring informative booths from the various cultures. Each year, Le says, the festival picks a different word as a theme and translates it to each culture’s language.

This year’s theme is “enchantment.”

Festivalgoers—children in particular—can pick up a passport at the information booth, visit and learn from each booth, and receive prizes, Le says. The idea, she adds, is “to give the children the opportunity to interact with other cultures, to learn about other cultures.”

But while the event as a whole is appropriate for the whole family, kids will also have a Children’s Wonderland. In the lead-up to the festival every year, the Arizona Asian American Association runs its Kids Art Expo, a contest where children submit artwork to represent various cultures. It is this youngster-friendly “wonderland” where the art will be displayed, Le says. There will even be activities like origami.

Still weeks out from the event, however, its organizers expect it to be bigger than any of the 23 previous years. With more than 15,000 attendees last year, the Arizona Asian American Association has set a goal of more than 25,000 visitors for this year.

“The event is growing bigger and bigger,” Le says. “We have more participants each year, from the performances, from the culture participants and then the culinary booths and activities.”

But Le emphasizes that the Arizona Asian Festival attracts more than just those familiar with the customs of its various cultures. In fact, it attracts general audiences from a host of different races and backgrounds.

“They also participate because there’s something there to learn from other cultures, especially Asian culture,” she says.  Arizona Asian Festival Scottsdale Civic Center Mall, 3939 N. 75th Street aaaa-az.org Free

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ore than 1 million years ago, a Mount Konocti volcano erupted in Northern California, spewing volcanic ash for miles.

But unlike most volcanic events, this one was a good thing.

That’s because the now-city of Calistoga was just about 20 miles from the site of the eruption. As a result of the eruption, naturally warm, mineral-rich springs called thermal geysers formed and volcanic ash was deposited on the land.

By Alison Bailin Batz Natural hot springs like these have long been heralded for improving circulation, promoting sleep and relieving stress.

And while the idea of sulfuric volcanic ash as a health aid may sound odd, it has been shown to disinfect the blood, aid the oxidation reactions in the body, protect cells and stimulate collagen production.

Today, people come from all over the globe to experience the water’s medicinal, cosmetic and meditative properties (as well as in the ash) via spa treatments, especially Calistoga mud baths. And

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although it’s not in our actual backyard, Calistoga is just a 75-minute flight from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to its sister city of Santa Rosa It is easier for us than most to take advantage of the area and all it as to offer.

To truly experience the area right, Indian Springs Calistoga is a must.

The seeds for Indian Springs Resort, as it is known today, began with Calistoga founder Sam Brannan, who built the first version of the resort in 1861. All guests on property are able to take advantage

FLY-IN Vacation Don’t miss the chance to tour Clos Pegas’ stunning indoor-outdoor tasting room and caves.

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Refined elegance and cozy appeal are the name of the game in Calistoga when it comes to accommodations.

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The Prisoner Maker Experience combines its rich wines with world-class cuisine.

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There are million-dollar views, and then there are the views from The Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil. (Photo courtesy Trinette + Chris)

of the resort’s complimentary bicycles, bocce ball courts, shuffleboard, croquet, fireplace lounge, walking labyrinth, hammock-filled garden and—of course— the private hot springs during their stay.

The main mineral pool is Olympic-size and opened until midnight so guests can

float under the stars. They also have an adults-only pool, which is smaller but offers all the same therapeutic properties.

Then, there is the spa, where mud is the main attraction. Indian Springs is one of the only locations worldwide able to mine and hand-sift their own ash. Most spas

offering mud baths need to combine ash with peat as a filler and import mineral water, but not Indian Springs with all of its ingredients naturally occurring on the property. For guests seeking more traditional takes on spa services, they also offer massages, facials and extensive body treatments as well as Chardonnay bubble baths and even goat milk baths.

Beyond the space and spa, Indian Springs also boasts one of the most popular eateries in the area. Named Sam’s Social Club in honor of Brannan, it features seasonal menus and one of the prettiest patios on which to dine in the region. Every course is crave-worthy, and many ingredients are sourced locally.

The Restaurant at Auberge de Soleil boasts a similarly impressive patio with views rivaling even those in Sedona.

There are greenery and vineyards as far as the eye can see as well as glorious mountain ranges in the distance. The only thing as memorable as watching a sunset from the restaurant is indulging in a meal on-site. Auberge offers an ever-changing menu as well as a chef’s tasting option where you will go on a culinary adventure across the Western United States with thoughtful ingredients, interesting flavor profiles and absolutely sinful desserts.

And while the wine pairings at each venue are exquisite, Calistoga boasts some of the most acclaimed vineyards and wineries in the world. Don’t miss the chance to experience them first hand.

Any trip should start with Schramsberg. Not only was Schramsberg among the first wineries in the region, but it

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FLY-IN Vacation Sterling offers guests a sky-high winery experience—literally.

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was also the very first to dig into Napa’s hillside to create wine caves. Yes, caves.

The vineyard offers daily cave tours, which culminate in a candlelit wine tasting underground. Each tour is limited to just 12 guests.

Nearby is Clos Pegase Winery, which is similar in it also features a cave experience. The ultimate way to experience Clos Pegase, given its sheer size and seemingly limitless tasting options, is via an allinclusive tour and tasting. These allow guests to learn about the winery’s history, visit the production area and conclude in the seductive and romantic cave theatre

for an intimate tasting experience.

Chateau Montelena is another must. Most will know the name as it famously appeared in the 2008 Indian Springs is known for its mineral movie “Bottle Shock” starring springs, views and mud baths like this.

(Photo courtesy Indian Springs) Bill Pullman, Chris Pine and Alan R i ck m a n. The s ho w -s to p p ing Chateau is even cooler than the film California’s recently passed recreational portrays. Draped in bright green ivy, it marijuana laws. Internationally beloved resembles a Gothic English castle, and its Sterling offers guests a sky-high winery tasting room is perched on the top floor to experience—literally. Perched atop a allow for a truly elevated tasting in more hillside, guests take an aerial tram to the ways than one. winery. From the moment visitors depart From there, the next stop will take the tram, they are greeted with wine. you even higher, but not because of Elevated walkways, on-site art galleries

At any given time, as many as 2.7 million bottles of sparkling wine line the 34,000-square-foot Schramsberg caves.

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and motion-activated flatscreens provide detailed information on all the vineyard has to offer abound.

Finally, no trip to Calistoga would be complete without a visit to the Prisoner wine company. Though the winery space is relatively young—built just a few years ago, in fact—it is among the top destination in Calistoga because Prisoner Wine became a highly anticipated go-to option on menus across the United States, especially Arizona. There are many options on-site, but one well worth an advance reservation is the Prisoner Makery Experience. Beyond a tour, it features a personal guide and access to the vineyard farm, copious tastings and then a multi-course wine-pairing lunch for the ages overlooking their open-air kitchen.

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MAKING aDifference

Lauren and Mark Teahen are trying to support domestic violence support groups as much as they can. Through their Driving Our Domestic Abuse event, they’re raising runs for Chrysalis. (Photo courtesy Lauren and Mark Teahen)

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Driving Out

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE The Teahens are motivated to keep pushing this event

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ark Teahen has heard horror stories about domestic violence from a slew of survivors, including his wife, Lauren, and her mother, Shelley McClain.

“Lauren and her mom were in a domestic abuse situation when she was younger,” says Teahen, a retired professional baseball player.

“Thankfully, her mom scooped her up and got out of there.”

Since they married, the Teahens have been doing their part to quell the situation by hosting fundraisers for domestic violence shelters and organizations. The first was an intimate gathering in their backyard that McClain attended. She passed away shortly thereafter.

“It motivated us to push harder and make the event as big as possible,” Teahen says.

“Her life was shorter than it should have been, based on the effects of what she went through. I want to keep doing things and raise awareness.”

The ninth Driving Out Domestic Violence Gala and Golf Tournament—presented by Mobile Mini—will be held Friday, November 15, and Saturday, November 16.

Patrons are invited to spend the day golfing with current and retired professional athletes with a 10:30 a.m., shotgun start Friday, November 15, at Starfire Golf Club in Chandler.

The gala follows Saturday, November 16, at Ross Aviation, 14600 N. Airport Drive, in the Scottsdale Airport. Guests are invited to mix and mingle with celebrities and professional athletes while enjoying live music, signature cocktails, a one-of-akind silent auction as well as food and an amazing spread of desserts by Dominick’s Steakhouse.

Silent auction items include Arizona Diamondbacks, Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Suns, Arizona Coyotes memorabilia, tickets and experiences.

Golf is $1,000 for individual players and includes two gala tickets or $4,000 for a foursome and includes eight gala tickets. There will be an awards reception and closing ceremonies following the golf tournament.

Gala tickets start at $500 per couple, $275 per guest for open seating, or start at $2,500 for a reserved table of eight. Sponsorship opportunities are also available.

Driving Out Domestic Violence was founded in 2011, to support Chrysalis’ domestic abuse programs.

“Every year we are amazed at the outpouring of support by not only our celebrity friends but also the community at large who turn out to support Chrysalis and this life-saving agency,” Lauren says.

“As I saw firsthand in my own family, domestic violence doesn’t know any boundaries. It can strike anytime, in any family and no one is immune. That is why it is so very important to have a place like Chrysalis.”

Chrysalis is just as thankful.

“During the past eight years, Driving Out Domestic Violence has lived up to its name,” says Patricia Klahr, president and chief executive officer of Chrysalis.

“We are collectively raising the level of awareness in our community about this issue and tearing down barriers that exist for victims of domestic violence. Chrysalis is deeply grateful to the Teahens for partnering with us and demonstrating such passion and enthusiasm for this cause.”

The 2019 honorary chairpersons are Tiffany and John Gaston. To date, Driving Out Domestic Violence Celebrity Golf & Gala has raised more than $2.5 million for Chrysalis and victims of domestic violence.

“They’ve been coming to the event the last four or five years,” she says. “John started

coming with a friend and every year they’ve been big supporters who participate in the auctions. I ended up meeting John’s wife, Tiffany, who wrote a book about her history with domestic violence. They’re fully on board. I didn’t even know they had a story about it.”

‘Tumultuous situation”

After getting out of her heartbreaking and violent situation, Lauren sought to help others. In 2010, she began volunteering for Chrysalis.

“Lauren started volunteering there and we felt it was run well,” Teahen says.

“The first year, our event was pretty small, but then the baseball community and our friends got behind it and it has grown a ton.”

Lauren added before crying, “I think, for me, when I was younger, Chrysalis was the organization my mom and I were never able to find. Had we found the organization, our lives would have been different.”

Zack Greinke and his wife, Emily, were among those supporting the cause. The former D-backs star pitcher served as an honorary chairperson a few years ago.

Among those slated to attend this year are former professional baseball player Paul Konerko, who attended Chaparral High School in Scottsdale; San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria and Los Angeles Angels outfielder Justin Upton.

Teahen likens hosting the event to having a wedding every year—without the joy.

“Sadly, there’s constantly a need to raise awareness and funds for victims of domestic violence,” she says. “We see them next door, in the MLB, across town.

There’s a huge need and I don’t think it’s recognized as much as it needs to be. We’re hoping to continually spread awareness and raise funds.” 

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MAKING aDifference Fiesta Bowl Yellow Jacket Committee Chairman-Elect Nick Smith uses his coaching spirit at the Fiesta Bowl Youth Football Clinic.

(Photo courtesy Nick Smith)

MVP: Most Valuable Person Fiesta Bowl chairman-elect Nick Smith’s commitment to excellence

By Alison Bailin Batz

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s a Fiesta Bowl Committee member, Scottsdale’s Nick Smith may wear the committee’s yellow jackets now, but 30 years ago, he was all about blue and gold.

Smith attended the University of Notre Dame—whose school colors are blue and gold—from 1989-1992, when he played linebacker for the Fighting Irish under legendary coach Lou Holtz.

“Coach Holtz always imparted on us to live our lives by answering three simple questions,” Smith says.

The first question: Can I trust you?

“Coach always said to be someone people can trust; strive to always do what is right,” Smith says.

The second question: Are you committed to excellence?

“Coach said people will see your commitment to excellence through your preparation and the amount of pride to put into everything you do,” Smith says. “Always be prepared and always give 110%.”

The third question: Do you care enough?

“This one really stuck with me.

He always said that if people care, anything is possible,” Smith says.

Beyond Holtz, Smith also had another great coach: his father.

“My father would always say that ‘the right thing’ and ‘the hard thing’ lived on the same street, an allegory about making choices in this

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Fiesta Bowl Yellow Jacket Committee Chairman-Elect Nick Smith, right, and Fiesta Bowl Yellow Jacket Committee Chairman David Dorward preside over a monthly Fiesta Bowl Yellow Jacket Committee meeting.

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MAKING aDifference life,” Smith says. “Often, in order to follow the right path, there are going to be hard decisions, hard trials and hard moments along the way. But that doing what was right was always worth dealing with those hard neighbors on that street.”

These two men’s words would carry Smith throughout his life.

After graduating from Notre Dame, Smith was drafted—but ultimately cut—by the Green Bay Packers. He briefly played in the Canadian Football League in 1993.

That same year, he and college roommate Irv Smith moved to Scottsdale to put down roots and begin their adult lives in earnest.

Within the year, they opened their first business: Smoothie King.

Through perseverance and a commitment to excellence, they grew the business from one location to 12 across Arizona, eventually exiting the business in 2009.

Next, Smith then joined a human resources business called HR Betty in 2010, and rose to be its president in 2012.

“That same year, I learned of the opportunity to join the Fiesta Bowl organization,” Smith says.

He quickly fell in love with its mission, which is to enhance the organizations contributing to the success of their communities through youth, sports and education.

Through its two annual bowl games in the Valley, the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl and the Cheez-It Bowl, as well as community events throughout the year, Fiesta Bowl Charities gave more than $15.5 million across Arizona in the last nine years, including $3 million this year.

“Talk about worlds colliding,” Smith says.

“By joining the Yellow Jackets and the Fiesta Bowl, I could impact those in need through football in a way. It was a match made in heaven.”

Smith dove into volunteer and fundraising opportunities and was named the organization’s Rookie of the Year for 2012-13.

That next year, Smith remained committed to the Fiesta Bowl’s mission, and also began volunteering and coaching at his son’s school—fittingly, Notre Dame Preparatory.

“I coached my son and his teammates as freshmen and eventually joined the varsity coaching team, where I still work as the defensive coordinator,” Smith says.

His son is now a sophomore at USC, which is among the University of Notre Dame’s biggest rivals. He also has a 28-yearold daughter and his 21-year-old daughter will graduate from San Diego State next year.

Given his penchant for kids and coaching football, it’s no surprise Smith’s favorite

Fiesta Bowl Yellow Jacket Committee Chairman-Elect Nick Smith along with the $1.2 million Fiesta Bowl trophy. (Photo courtesy Nick Smith)

charitable-giving program within the Fiesta Bowl realm, is its annual football clinics for at-risk youth.

“We took the Notre Dame Prep football team out there with me the last few years to volunteer,” Smith says.

He’s hoping he inspired the players to be good men, just as his father and Holtz did for him.

Beyond the clinic, 40 Arizona nonprofit organizations will benefit from this years Fiesta Bowl support. The impact for 20192020 at-a-glance includes: • 1 million people served.

• 600,000 youth impacted.

• 283,480 meals served.

• 10,000 books for underserved youth to enhance early language and literacy.

• 61,000 kids received STEM programming in underserved and rural communities.

Six playgrounds donated, impacting approximately 12,000 people

“Another recent program I’m especially proud of is Wishes for Teachers, powered

by DriveTime,” Smith says. “Through the program, we granted 200 wishes—at $5,000

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each—to Arizona teachers on October 29, totaling $1 million given in one day.”

The program was created to show appreciation for and celebrate all teachers do every day. Teachers who benefited from Wishes for Teachers grants over the past few years enhanced their classrooms and schools through technology, reading and music.

Looking forward, Smith—who serves on the executive team at National PEO, a company owned by Vensure Employer Services—is serving as the chairman-elect of the Yellow Jacket Committee and actively promoting individual tickets for the 2019 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl and 31st-annual Cheez-It Bowl, which are on sale and make all of the giving possible. His duties, come December, will include hosting one of the semifinal teams, after being media operations committee chairman for two seasons.

And next year, he will serve as the committee chairman, which will be the organization’s 50th-anniversary season.

See, another golden moment for Golden Domer (a Notre Dame nickname) Nick Smith.

For more, visit fiestabowl.org. 

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LONGTIME

Loves

Loni Anderson visits Scottsdale to honor Burt Reynolds, Don Bluth

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

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heater and art were actress Loni Anderson’s loves growing up in Minnesota.

Her dream was to become an animator, but the future “WKRP in Cincinnati” star had one hangup.

“I wasn’t good enough,” says Anderson, who earned a degree in art education. “I loved it, but I needed to figure out a way to still be in it.”

When her then-husband Burt Reynolds—whom she calls “the last great movie star”—was offered a spot in the animated Don Bluth vehicle “All Dogs Go to Heaven,” she had an idea.

“I should do the voice of something,” she says. “Don suggested I do the part of Flo, the collie, in the movie and I jumped at it. I still have an attachment to animation. Don gave me that opportunity.

“How wonderful is it that I have a Don Bluth cell hanging on my wall of Burt and me as Flo and Charlie signed by Don?” Fast forward 30 years and Anderson once again jumped at the chance to be at Bluth’s side. The Oscar-nominated Valley resident invited Anderson to be a part of a fundraising gala on Saturday, November 23, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of “All Dogs Go to Heaven.”

Anderson will perform in an original Bluth stage production written exclusively

for the gala. Other celebrity guests appearing in the production will be Gary Goldman, who co-directed and -produced the film; Reynolds and Anderson’s son, Quinton Anderson Reynolds; and Bob Flick, a folk singer in The Brothers Four, known for their song “Try to Remember.”

The event will support the nonprofit Don Bluth Front Row Theatre’s renovations and operational expenses.

“I love him, and I love his animation and his commitment to theater,” Anderson says about Bluth. “Everything about him works with what I respect and love most.”

Anderson encouraged her son to attend as a tribute to his father, who died in September 2018.

“I said to him, ‘Now that your dad is gone, you should represent him,’” Anderson recalls. “‘You should be there and hear about how people felt about him.’

“Burt was so crazed for Quinton. He wanted a son more than anything in the world. It’s lovely to have Quinton join us.

His room is filled with cells from ‘All Dogs Go to Heaven’ signed by Don Bluth. Those

are his treasures.”

Anderson Reynolds, who works behind the scenes in Hollywood, is now 31, so he grew up seeing the effect of “All Dogs Go to Heaven” on fans, his mother says.

“He had a stuffed Fievel from ‘An American Tale’ and the stuffed animals of the whole cast of ‘All Dogs Go to Heaven,’” Anderson recalls.

“I said to him, ‘Wouldn’t you like to auction them off for charity? Wouldn’t that be nice?’ He said, ‘No.’ They’re still precious to him. That makes me smile.”

No retirement soon

As an actress, Anderson says there’s “no such word as ‘retired,’” with a laugh. She’s always looking for new projects, especially now that, she says, she has nothing left to prove.

“I want to just go where the fun is,”

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ARTS intheAirpark Anderson adds. “Acting was never work for me. ‘WKRP’ was a family. It was joyful.

I couldn’t wait to get there every day. Life is too short, if you’re dragging your feet to get out of bed and go to work. I want to be in shows—or whatever it is—I’m excited to go to. Of course, I’m always looking for funny."

“Maybe there’s a villain left in me somewhere.

That would be fun. It hasn’t been available to me since I went blonde.

When I was dark, I played lots of villains on stage.”

“Maybe there’s a villain left in me somewhere. That would be fun. It hasn’t been available to me since I went blonde.

When I was dark, I played lots of villains on stage,” she recalled.

She’s looking forward to the Bluth production because she thrives in front of a live audience. “WKRP in Cincinnati” was

filmed in front of a live audience, like many shows in that age.

Anderson always wanted to be an entertainer. As a child, she charged neighbors to watch plays in her parents’ garage. At age 10, she was in her first community theater musical. Theater wasn’t in her family’s blood, as her father was a chemical engineer and her mom was a model.

“As a child, I only had so many things to do besides go to school,” Anderson says.

“I could either go on a date or I could do theater. Theater was my date.”

Anderson loved theater, but her parents didn’t think it was a practical career choice for a divorced, teenaged mom. Instead, at the University of Minnesota, she pursued a degree in education, which she hasn’t used, she says.

“Not many people want their kids to go into show business,” adds Anderson, an avid art collector. “It’s such a crap shoot.

I’m so lucky.”

In her decades-long career, Anderson starred in give additional TV series, besides “WKRP in Cincinnati,” appeared in seven feature films, 18 television movies and two miniseries.

These days, Anderson stars in the

Amazon Prime streaming comedy, “My Sister is So Gay.” “The landscape of our business has changed so dramatically,” she says. “I’m very excited about streaming and how many outlets there are. There are 500-some scripted shows. I come from an era of three networks with three hours of primetime. A third of the nation was watching me and I was a household name.

“We were so identifiable and now actresses and actors are so chameleon-like.

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Art

INFUSION Kierland to pop with color in honor of diversity

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s the weather cools down and the holidays grow near, Kierland is celebrating its diversity with a weekend full of cultural

activities.

The Kierland POP Outdoor Celebration on Friday, November 15, and Saturday, November 16, packs in a wine charity night, art pop-up festival and fun run.

“There are just so many phenomenal events here in the Valley,” says Jessica Abercrombie, Westin Kierland Resort and

Spa’s public relations director.

“We really wanted to take the best of those elements, make them very community-based and then infuse art in a way that other folks haven’t.”

The weekend kicks off with POP Charity Night featuring winemakers from around the state. The resort is partnering with

Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance (SAACA) to give back to its Veterans Arts Therapy Program.

“We’re excited that we’re not only going to get to celebrate some of Arizona’s finest

local purveyors, but we’re also going to do so under the umbrella of giving back,” Abercrombie says.

The Arizona Wine Growers Association will give guests the chance to chat with award-winning winemakers.

The wine celebration continues on Saturday with the Arizona Grand Wine Tasting Festival and Marketplace with a sampling of more than 200 wines.

The free Kierland POP Art and Music Festival will happen next door to the wine festival with art, live music and family-friendly activities. The theme is “unexpected art,” which includes pop-up art displays and performances. Organizers wouldn’t reveal too much about the pop-up art show.

“Part of the fun every year is experiencing unexpected elements of art right before your eyes, so we don’t want to give too much away in terms of what’s in store,”

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ARTS intheAirpark KIERLAND POP OUTDOOR CELEBRATION POP Charity Night 5 p.m. Friday, November 15 Westin Kierland Resort and Spa, 6902 E. Greenway Parkway, Scottsdale $55 Kierland POP Art and Music Festival 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, November 16 Between Kierland Commons and the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa on Kierland Boulevard, Scottsdale Free admission Arizona Grand Wine Tasting Festival & Marketplace 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, November 16 Kierland Commons, 15205 N. Kierland Boulevard, Scottsdale $15-$40 Kierland POP 5K 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 16 Kierland Commons $40 kierlandpop.com

Abercrombie says.

Kids of all ages can pick up a paintbrush and join in the fun, too, as interactives will be scattered throughout the festival grounds.

The Center Plaza will have BubbleManiacs, a company that offers life-size interactive bubble activities.

Holiday shopping is just around the corner, and the art walk will include a marketplace selling such goods as like jewelry, metalwork, textiles and wood from businesses like Artes de Mi Tierra, Rainbow Bull Studios and Tea N Lace Boutique.

When the sun sets, Kierland Commons will glow with neon lights for the Kierland POP Night Run. Abercrombie says in addition to food and libations, art can also be found in staying healthy.

“Even something that is wellness can still be artistic in its own way,”

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Abercrombie says.

Participants in the 5K can run or walk around the Westin Kierland Golf Club under the light of the stars. Runners will receive light-up accessories, and lights will illuminate the course. The event benefits the nonprofit breast cancer organization “Don’t Be a Chump! Check for a Lump!”

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DINING Destinations

Intense Flavors Maple & Ash fires up the steak and seafood scene

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By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

Camelback Inn, Michael’s at the Citadel, Mary Elaine’s at The Phoenician and Café Zuzu at the Hotel Valley Ho. “I’ve made a phenomenal living for myself out here,” he says. “I’ve had the chance to work for some great properties, great restaurants and phenomenal chefs.”

But he walks in Maple & Ash’s kitchen to show off Josper, a grill/oven combo that works continuously at an average tempera-

ean Currid’s eyes light up when he talks about Maple & Ash, the new restaurant he leads at the Scottsdale Waterfront.

He brags about the fire-roasted seafood tower, the “IDGAF” $155 menu and the selection of dry-aged steaks and premium seafood that gives the restaurant its personality.

“I love everything about this restaurant, from how chaotic it is to the stresses and pushing through the challenges because anything that can go wrong will go wrong,” Currid says, wiping his forehead.

“I come up with solutions on our feet.

I find a lot of gratitude out of that and I get excited about that.”

Open since August, Maple & Scottsdale's Maple & Ash chef Sean Ash is part of the Currid lights up talking about his work.

What If…Syndicate, (Pablo Robles staff photographer) a portfolio of brands including Mavens & Aficionados, 8 Bar, Etta and Aya Pastry. Partner/executive chef Danny Grant, who formerly lived in Scottsdale, trusted Currid to care for Maple & Ash when he opened his first location outside of Chicago’s Gold Coast.

Currid and Grant have history. The two worked together at Elements Restaurant at Sanctuary Camelback Resort & Spa. Born and raised in Southern California, Currid graduated from high school in El Paso. Afterward, he entered college with the hopes of studying psychology.

“I realized I had enough problems of my own,” he says. “I didn’t want to listen to everybody else for the remainder of my life.

Cooking was this bug I got. It’s something that I found I was good at and I enjoyed it.”

That was in 1995, he then moved to the Valley to attend Scottsdale Culinary Institute through 1997. He went straight into the kitchen, working at the JW Marriott

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ture of 300 to 350 degrees. The Josper and Maple & Ash’s wood-fired dishes are the keys to the restaurant’s success.

“It really just intensifies the flavor,” Currid says. “It gives all this flavor to our seafood tower and to all the vegetables that we do in there. It’s just something that sets Maple & Ash apart from everyone else.”

Even the menu says so: “We believe cooking over a live wood fire simply tastes

Maple & Ash is particularly partial to its seafood tower.

(Pablo Robles staff photographer)

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better.” The line is above the wood-fired steaks and seafood like 10-ounce filet mignon ($59); rack of Australian lamb ($54); crispy pork Milanese ($28); fire-roasted chicken ($36); roasted Dover sole ($38) and The Eisenhower, a 40-plus-ounce porterhouse cooked directly in the coals ($175).

Notable as well are the four pasta dishes—ricotta agnolotti ($26); chanterelle and sweet corn ($20); short rib Bolognese ($22) and classic Pomodoro ($18).

“We have a whole room separated in our kitchen where we make fresh pasta daily,” Currid explains. “I believe we have one of the best pasta programs in the state of Arizona, and I love showcasing all these beautiful, wonderful, fresh pasta and pasta dishes that we have on here.

“Just like anything, we try to showcase everything. We believe in taking the highestquality, best ingredients you can get and adding just a couple of things—not too much fuss—and letting those ingredients speak for themselves. We let the cooking method speak for itself.”

Maple & Ash is gorgeous inside and out. The restaurant features a dining room and lounge, along with a spacious outdoor dining deck surrounded by lush, overgrown greenery to offer diners privacy, along with stunning private and semi-private dining spaces. The space is expansive at over 10,000 square feet, with all the action centered

Scottsdale's Maple & Ash isn't just about seafood. Try a mixed drink. (Pablo Robles staff photographer)

around the massive 14-foot wood-burning hearth.

Currid is just as enthusiastic about giving back to the community. He calls What If…Syndicate a “very gracious restaurant group.”

“We don’t want people to feel that this is just a special occasion restaurant,” he says.

“I want this to be one of your local places that you’re able to come to and hang out and feel like ‘I was born here.’ We remember our guests.” 

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With JAN D’ATRI

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ou’re probably going to have leftover turkey this month, so I have just the recipe for you.

How about a tummy-warming pot of turkey, baby kale and veggies in a flavorful chicken broth?

This soup is healthful and hearty and a great way to use up bread, veggies and turkey from your holiday feast. You can go with either white beans (like northern whites or cannellini beans) or pearl (Israeli) couscous.

Also, I’ve just discovered a new variety of kale. It’s called baby kale and it’s sold in bags of soft, tender leaves minus the tough stems—perfect for this soothing soup! If you have leftover bread, you can grill it up with a little olive oil and serve on the side or make savory croutons for your soup. I know it’s not officially winter, but it’s getting cool enough to declare it soup weather and, frankly, I think all of our tummies could use a break right about now. This pot of comfort food will hit the spot. 

Turkey and Kale Soup Ingredients: - 2 tablespoons extra virgin oil - 1 large sweet yellow onion, finely diced - 1 large stalk celery, finely diced - 1 cup leek, diced fine - 1 medium carrot, peeled and finely diced - 1 pint cherry tomatoes cut in half - 4 heaping cups kale, stems removed, cut into small pieces - 4 cups cooked turkey pieces, shredded or chopped - 6 cups chicken broth - 1 can (15 ounces) white beans or 1 cup pearl (Israeli) couscous - 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped fine - 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes - Salt and pepper to taste For Croutons: - 4 cups bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes - 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil - 1 tablespoon butter, melted - 1/4 teaspoon salt - 1/4 teaspoon pepper - 1 cup cheese (like pecorino Romano, Asiago or Parmesan) coarsely grated

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Directions: In a medium soup pot, heat olive oil on mediumhigh heat. Sauté onion, celery, leek and carrot until tender. Stir in tomatoes, kale, turkey and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to a simmer. Cook for about 15 minutes. Stir in beans (with juice) or pearl couscous. Simmer for about 5 minutes (or until couscous is cooked). Meanwhile, make croutons. In a bowl, toss bread cubes with olive oil, butter, salt and pepper. Spread cubes on a baking sheet and place under broiler (about 375 degrees) tossing once or twice until golden brown. Remove from broiler but keep broiler on.

When soup is done, season soup with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Garnish with basil.

Option No. 1: Divide soup between four oven-safe soup bowls.

Top each bowl of soup with croutons. Sprinkle a 1/4 cup grated cheese over croutons for each bowl.

Place bowls in a baking sheet and return to the broiler.

Broil just until cheese is melted, about 1 minute.

Serve piping hot.

Option No. 2: Simply serve soup with grilled bread on the side.

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TOURISM Talk

It Takes a Village …

Scottsdale benefits from familiarization trips

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By Rachel Sacco, Experience Scottsdale

he old adage “it takes a village” rings true for Scottsdale’s tourism industry.

This village is made up of large resorts and boutique hotels, museums and adventure outfitters, golf courses and spas, shops and restaurants, and more. And it takes every one of those businesses to ensure Scottsdale’s tourism industry remains a successful economic driver for our community.

As a membership-based nonprofit, Experience Scottsdale is proud to represent more than 400 hospitality businesses in the region. Though diverse, our members all share in Experience Scottsdale’s mission to enhance the local community by promot-

ing the area as a luxury destination for meetings, events and leisure travel.

Because of that shared goal, hospitality businesses contributed nearly $1.1 million in in-kind services last fiscal year so that Experience Scottsdale’s clients could explore the destination’s amenities firsthand. In fact, those donations allowed Experience Scottsdale to host more than 800 journalists, meeting planners and travel professionals, helping inspire further interest in Scottsdale as a meeting and vacation destination.

This meant a journalist could sample dishes and drinks from a locally owned and operated restaurant, and later sing that restaurant’s praises in a national

Because of the shared goal, hospitality businesses contributed nearly $1.1 million in in-kind services last fiscal year so that Experience Scottsdale’s clients could explore the destination’s amenities firsthand. newspaper or magazine. A meeting planner could tour resort venue spaces, and later influence a corporation to book it for their next convention. And a travel adviser could explore the exhibits in

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The journalists who journeyed through Scottsdale wrote 670 articles about the destination in publications like Hemispheres, The Telegraph (United Kingdom) and The Vancouver Sun (Canada).

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Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, and later package that activity for a client’s vacation.

Hosting clients in Scottsdale has tangible results. Because of the meeting planners we hosted last fiscal year, nearly 14,000 room nights are booked for future group business. The journalists who visited Scottsdale wrote 670 articles about the destination in publications like Hemispheres, The Telegraph (United Kingdom), The Vancouver Sun (Canada) and more. And more than 280 travel advisers are now selling their firsthand Scottsdale adventures to travelers planning their next vacations.

Such results would be impossible without the support of our members in the form of donated hotel rooms, meals, admissions and more. But this level of support has benefits that are abstract as well. It equips Experience Scottsdale with the tools we need to build long-lasting relationships with important clients, such as planners who may consider Scottsdale for future meetings, travel advisers seeking unique experiences for their customers, and journalists who write more meaningful and more frequent coverage about Scottsdale.

Experience Scottsdale’s efforts to build

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Experience Scottsdale’s efforts to build and maintain relationships with such clients is part of how we help generate more than $250 million in direct economic impact and more than $31 million in state and local taxes each year. and maintain relationships with such clients is part of how we help generate more than $250 million in direct economic impact and more than $31 million in state and local taxes each year. And that is something we could not achieve without the unique and supportive hospitality businesses throughout Scottsdale—this village we are so very proud to promote each and every day.

Editor’s note: Rachel Sacco is the president and CEO of Experience Scottsdale, which establishes Scottsdale as a year-round, luxury travel destination. 

REMEMBER When Fifth Avenue was unpaved when the Arizona Crafts Center opened in November 1950. (Photo courtesy Scottsdale Historical Society)

Scottsdale’s Fifth Avenue is always in fashion

By Joan Fudala

Lloyd Kiva New created leather fashion accessories as well as silk-screened fabrics at his Fifth Avenue studio. (Photo courtesy Scottsdale Historical Society)

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s Scottsdale’s downtown undergoes changes and upgrades, it’s a great time to reflect on one of its most famous districts—Fifth Avenue. This month marks the area’s 70th holiday shopping season, when shoppers head to places like Canal Convergence and ScottsDazzle! for entertainment, to shop and have a taste of Scottsdale's style.

Here’s a bit of background on Scottsdale’s Fifth Avenue:  After the end of World War II, artists and craftspeople began migrating to the small village of Scottsdale, joining a handful of artists already here. With help from entrepreneur and art patron Tom Darlington, a half-dozen artisans opened a demonstration studio, the Arizona Craftsmen, on the southwest corner of Main and Brown (the former Brown’s

General Store) in February 1946.

 Original Arizona Craftsmen

tenants included silversmith Wesley Segner, leathercrafter Lloyd Kiva New, wood sculptor Phillips Sanderson, sculptress/ potter Mathilde Sheafer Davis, artist Lew Davis, plus a gift shop operated by the Smiths. Ornamental ironwork craftsman George Cavalliere and photographer/calligrapher Leonard Yuschik were also affiliated with the center.  Immediately successful, the Arizona Craftsmen center drew crowds and media attention.

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt stopped in, then wrote about her visit and the crafts she purchased there in her nationally syndicated “My Day” column.

Building on the momentum the center started, other arts and crafts shops opened in downtown Scottsdale, creating a cachet for

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REMEMBER When the “West’s Most Western Town,” the slogan coined by merchant and future mayor Malcolm White, circa 1947.  Tragically, the Arizona Craftsmen building at Brown and Main was destroyed by a fire in April 1950.  Undaunted and eager to continue creating and selling their crafts, the artisans were determined to reopen, but in a new Scottsdale location. Frequent customer and arts patron Anne McCormick and her husband, Fowler (then chairman of the board of International Harvester and owner of a horse and cattle ranch north of Scottsdale) arranged a loan from a Phoenix bank so the Arizona Craftsmen could rebuild.  Lloyd Kiva, Wes Segner and their fellow craftspeople pooled their resources to build a multishop Arizona Crafts Center a few blocks north of Scottsdale’s Main Street in a previously undeveloped hayfield just south of the Arizona Canal.

Ads in the November 16, 1950, Scottsdale Progress heralded the reopening of the Arizona Craftsmen Center, just in time for holiday shopping: “Four major units, housing eight shops, follow a

Charles Loloma, Christine Rea, Lloyd Kiva, Leona Caldwell, Ray Graves and Otellie Loloma were among the talented craftspeople on 1950s Fifth Avenue. (Photo courtesy Scottsdale Historical Society)

color scheme conceived by (Lloyd) Kiva, which includes burnt sienna, apple green, blue-green, chartreuse, pink and steel gray. Architectural designing was done by (Wes) Segner and George Hinton was

During the 1950s and 1960s, fashion shows were held along Fifth Avenue nearly every week during the winter. (Photo courtesy Scottsdale Historical Society)

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the contractor.”  The unpaved promenade of studios and shops was eventually named Fifth Avenue, and Scottsdale’s arts, crafts and fashion history evolved from this epicenter of Southwestern style.  During its first few years, Fifth Avenue artisans included: Lloyd Kiva (art/ leather/silk-screened fashions/wearable art), Wes Segner (silversmith), Christine Rae – Studio 5 (silk-screened fashions), Leona Caldwell (clothing made of silk-screened and embroidered fabrics; ceramic jewelry in Southwestern designs), Alexander Kowal (goldsmith), Van (Andy) Tsinhajinnie (Navajo-inspired paintings), Soledad of Arizona (resortwear), Tober (pottery), Tolby-Haines (later Tolby’s, hand-painted fabrics), the Flemish Glazier, Lincoln & Maes (stained glass), Adin (Mabel Adin Richardson, silversmith and gem cutter), H. Fred Skaggs (handcrafted jewelry), Bitner’s (Fred Bitner, fine gemstones and minerals), Marclay and Joseph Sherman (ceramics), Smith Gift Shop, Edward R. Taylor (antique jewelry), Ray Graves’ Gra-Wun (fashions and jewelry), Erne, custom perfumer and others.  Lloyd Kiva New opened the Kiva Crafts Center on the south side of Fifth Avenue just west of Scottsdale Road in 1954-55, adding more demonstration studios and special events to the Fifth Avenue mix.

In Kiva’s memoir, “The Sound of Distant Drums,” published in 2016 and edited by Ryan Flahive, Kiva recalled: “I purchased another 7 acres of an orange grove, one-

Fifth Avenue continued to draw residents and visitors to its one-of-a-kind shops thorugh the 1960s and 1970s and continues today with a new era of shops and services.

(Photo courtesy Scottsdale Historical Society)

Ray Graves operated Gra-Wun along Fifth Avenue, with artisans creating jewelry and fashions. (Photo courtesy Scottsdale Historical Society)

half block in from Scottsdale Road, and developed it as Craftsman Court, a 32-lot development. A portion of the area was used for a set of shop spaces called Indian Drums, a building that served as a temporary fabric-printing shed, and, later, the Kiva Craft Center, a pool-centered mall and patio catering to some 20 designer/ crafts studios and specialty shops. The plan included studio shops for stained glass, silver and gold jewelry, ceramics, custom-designed perfumes, textiles and fashions.”  Charles Loloma, a former student of Lloyd Kiva’s at the Phoenix Indian School before World War II, opened a pottery shop with his wife, Otellie, in the Kiva Craft Center. Charles Loloma later turned his talents to creating Southwestern Native American-inspired jewelry, which became world-renowned. The Lovena Ohl Gallery often featured Loloma’s designs.  Taliesin West-trained architect Paolo Soleri sold his distinctive wind bells at an outdoor kiosk at the Kiva Craft Center.

 Erne, the custom perfumer, was the last of the original craftsmen to operate in the Kiva Crafts Center, keeping his shop open until his death in 2003.  In its heyday, from the mid-1950s through 1970s, Fifth Avenue was a franchise-free zone of boutiques, cafes and galleries that drew residents and tourists like—for shopping and to attend special events.  Fashion shows—with a runway down the middle of Fifth Avenue—were held weekly throughout the winter months, usually commentated and organized by Lloyd Kiva, and featuring local models and celebrities wearing Scottsdale-produced designs (among celebrity models: actresses Valerie Perrine and Acquanetta).  George and Rachel Ellis opened the Craftsman Restaurant circa 1952; its symbol was a rooster and its address was 216 N. Scottsdale Road, or 45 W. Fifth Avenue.  Celebrity and well-to-do ladies staying at Elizabeth Arden’s Maine Chance Spa

(The Phoenician Resort now spans the former spa’s site) would nearly buy the arts and crafts stores out of their merchandise on the spa guests’ one night out during their week-long stay.  Social directors (forerunners of today’s concierges) at local resorts organized outings to Fifth Avenue for guests, particularly ladies’ groups.  The Fifth Avenue Thieves Market—a blow-out end-of-season event—began circa 1956, and tapered off in the early 2000s. It included themed fashion shows, with artisans and shop owners dressed according to theme (such as Arabian Nights), and sale merchandise displayed outdoors in front of the avenue’s shops.  Trader Vic’s opened in March 1962 at the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Craftsmen Court. Fifth Avenue merchants and Trader Vic’s hosted a benefit for the then-soon-to-open Phoenix Zoo in June 1962, attended by John Wayne (in town to promote his new movie, “Hatari,” opening at the Kachina Theatre on

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REMEMBER When Scottsdale Road).  National media—Life magazine, Saturday Evening Post and others—featured fashions and accessories created on Scottsdale’s Fifth Avenue in their 1950s and 1960s editions.  Fashion houses along Fifth Avenue often created costumes or uniforms for local resorts, the Phoenix Symphony and celebrities to wear at memorable events and galas.

Fashion artists like Lloyd Kiva and jeweler Charles Loloma traveled throughout the United States and overseas, promoting not only their work but that of their peers along Fifth Avenue and elsewhere in downtown Scottsdale.  Early galleries along Fifth Avenue included Sewell’s Indian Arts, Paul Huldermann’s House of Six Directions, D’Arcy’s Indian Arts, McGee’s Indian Museum and the Paint Bucket. Bill O’Brien opened O’Brien’s Art Emporium on the adjacent Stetson Drive in the 1960s.

Lloyd Kiva built the Kiva Craft Center on the south side of Fifth Avenue circa 1954-1955. Its courtyard here features a kiosk/ tree of Soleri wind bells. (Photo courtesy Scottsdale Historical Society)

 The American Heritage Wax Museum opened in the 1960s on Stetson Drive-by partners Arthur Batty, Bill Enman and Keith Gems. High school coeds served as Wax Museum Guide Girls, d re s s e d i n re d j u m p e r s and white ruffled blouses.

The museum moved near Papago Park (on Van Buren) in 1971, then closed in 1975.  For a time, the annual Parada Del Sol parade route crossed over Fifth Avenue in its loop down Scottsdale Road, across Thomas Road a n d u p O r a n g e Av e n u e (70th Street), before ending on Stetson Drive.  By the 1960s, gift and specialty shops (Hawaiian, Scandinavian, tobacco, linen, antiques, candles) and ready-to-wear boutiques (remember Maharani?) joined original Fifth Avenue shops Leona Caldwell was a favorite and studios. Service busiamong the fashion designers on nesses opened on or near Fifth Avenue, with her frocks of embroidered or silk-screened Fifth Avenue, too, ranging Southwestern designs and from monogram shops to ceramic jewelry. (Photo courtesy Scottsdale Historical Society) banks to salons and travel agencies.  The Bob Parks’ Horse Fountain at Fifth Avenue and Marshall Way is one of the most-photographed spots in downtown Scottsdale.

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 The Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce

operated a Visitors Center on Fifth Avenue for a few years in the 1980s to approximately 1991.  A joint city of Scottsdale-Fifth Avenue property owners-funded StreetScape project was completed in late 1991, giving Fifth Avenue a facelift and a logo featuring a hot pink flower.  In the 1980s/’90s, the downtown couplet “bypass” system turned Orange Avenue/70th Street into Goldwater Boulevard on Fifth Avenue’s west side.  The House of Broadcasting Museum became a key attraction on Fifth Avenue when it opened in 2001.  Circa 2005-2007 Fred Unger ’s Spring Creek Development recreated Stetson Drive as the Southbridge mixed-use development, concurrent with the city of Scottsdale-Salt River Project enhancement of the Arizona Canal in downtown Scottsdale. These new restaurants and shops brought new life to the Fifth Avenue district, including national broadcasts by ESPN during Super Bowl in 2008.  Canal Convergence, held annually in November, also brings thousands to the Scottsdale Waterfront, Southbridge and Fifth Avenue areas, continuing the special cachet created nearly 70 years ago by artists and craftspeople.

With such amazing history, I hope you’ll rediscover the Fifth Avenue area soon! 

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ADVICE fromWeiss NOVEMBER 2019 Business Horoscopes

By Weiss Kelly, PMAFA Professional Member of the American Federation of Astrologers

APRIL 3/21-4/20 Patience is not one of your best virtues, with Mercury going backward. You would be smart to make it your best friend for the next three weeks. This month highlights finances, loans, past debts, pending contracts or commitments, so curb your spending.

Between November 1 and November 19 pay strict attention to international affairs. Tackle projects or issues by November 21. The new moon on November 26 brings opportunities and solutions. Travel for the holidays.

Personal power days: November 8 to November 10.

TAURUS 4/21-5/20 November’s intensity brings unwelcome challenges or oppositions. Your one-on-one personal and business relationships are unpredictable. Watch your words—or their words—November 10, November 24 or November 29. Wait and see what develops before depending or relying on any hearsay. The full moon on November 12 is to your liking. The news you hear will have long-term effects.

Personal power days: November 11 to November 12 GEMINI 5/21-6/20 Jupiter has moved forward—luck doesn’t stay around forever. Do your research and arrange new contacts this month. November can be a month of self-discovery related to your job. Take advantage of Jupiter’s financial company from now through early December.

Personal power days: November 13 to November 15.

CANCER 6/21-7/22 This is an interesting and wild month for you, bringing about the potential for profound change between November 1 and November 21. Rumors are rampant as Mercury goes retro. Don’t believe everything you hear, see or think. A positive cycle begins November 19 and takes you into the New Year. Job seekers may hear from employers, or agreements will be reached. Travel around Thanksgiving.

Personal power days: November 16 and November 17.

LEO 7/23-8/21 Don’t expect smooth sailing in your daily routine because November’s planets are confusing. Keep a steady eye on the unstable stock markets. The full moon on November 12 will be a sensitive time. Will affect finances.

Wait until after November 20 to make important financial decisions. Personal relationships improve next month.

Personal power days: November 18 and November 19.

VIRGO 8/22-9/23 Despite the high-anxiety drama surrounding world affairs, November may be prosperous.

Focus on your family, home and work.

Expect positive career moves later in the month. Underline the third or fourth week.

Allow room for mistakes, even though you’re a perfectionist. Reassemble lists, evaluate plans and old off making large purchases until the last week of November.

The week of November 27 will start a cycle of productivity.

Personal power days: November 20 and November 21.

LIBRA 9/24-10/23 Focus less time on the country’s affairs and more time on career ambitions. Get motivated and increase your income by the new moon on November 26—just in time for Thanksgiving. Become more compassionate on November 27.

Personal power days: November 22 and November 23.

SCORPIO 10/24-11/22 With sun in your sign and two other planets in Scorpio, put extra focus on your goals.

Hang in there, Scorpio. Mercury slows down giving you a chance to reprioritize.

Don’t react quickly. To look successful, you have to dress successfully. Overhaul communications by November 22. Circle November 1 to November 21 as this rehab period. Clarity is reached by November 22.

Agreements can be reached.

Personal power days: November 24 and November 25.

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SAGITTARIUS 11/23-12/21 Enjoy what you have now, nothing lasts forever. The first week you could see shakeups at work. Take a good look at your finances and settle debts by the full moon on November 12. You should have extra cash as you approach the last week, providing you took advantage of “Lady Luck.” Romance may be over by December 1. Was it too much too soon or perfect timing?

Personal power days: November 26 to November 28.

CAPRICORN 12/22-1/19 Don’t worry about what may or may not happen with work or political scenes. Hold off on taking any action the first three weeks—until November 21. This month’s full moon on November 12 brings money issues to be addressed. The latter half of the month is more pleasing. Your lucky week begins November 26—just in time for Thanksgiving.

Personal power days: November 1, November 2, November 29, November 30.

AQUARIUM 1/20-2/18 Think twice about “do I need it, or do I want it?” Try not to overcommit or you’ll have regrets by the end of the month. By November 24 your social calendar will be filling up. Networking offers will be frequent. Accept them as they are necessary for progress.

Personal power days: November 3 to November 5.

PISCES 2/19-3/20 Your professional and personal goals have been changing since 2012 and they continue to move forward. A month of delays— November 1 to November 21—should not stop you from using new methods of communication. With retrograde planets, you can revise your approach and then see what happens the week of November 25.

Your instincts are right on par.

Personal power days: November 6 and November 7. 

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